diff --git a/app/test.hoon b/app/test.hoon
index 6edf2a0fa..f325534fd 100644
--- a/app/test.hoon
+++ b/app/test.hoon
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
   %-  (slog (report-error spur head.build-result.res))
   =/  nex=(list ^spur)
     =<  p
-    ;;  ,[%success %$ %cont * p=(list ^spur)]
+    ;;  [%success %$ %cont * p=(list ^spur)]
     tail.build-result.res
   ?~  nex  ~&(%cores-tested ~)
   [ost (build-core nex)]~
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
   %-  (slog (report-error /[ren]/ren head.build-result.res))
   =/  nex=(list term)
     =<  p
-    ;;  ,[%success %$ %cont * p=(list term)]
+    ;;  [%success %$ %cont * p=(list term)]
     tail.build-result.res
   ?~  nex  ~&(%rens-tested ~)
   [ost (build-rend nex)]~
diff --git a/sys/hoon.hoon b/sys/hoon.hoon
index b0dd97776..7e4c40b5b 100644
--- a/sys/hoon.hoon
+++ b/sys/hoon.hoon
@@ -14022,7 +14022,7 @@
         [%mcnt *]  (rune ';/' ~ ~ (hoons ~[p]:x))
         [%mcsg *]  (rune ';~' `'==' ~ (hoons [p q]:x))
         [%mcmc *]  (rune ';;' ~ ~ ~[(spec p.x) (hn q.x)])
-        [%tsbr *]  (rune ';;' ~ ~ ~[(spec p.x) (hn q.x)])
+        [%tsbr *]  (rune '=|' ~ ~ ~[(spec p.x) (hn q.x)])
         [%tscl *]  (tiscol-to-plum p.x q.x)
         [%tsnt *]  (rune '=/' ~ ~ (skin p.x) (hn q.x) (hn r.x) ~)
         [%tsmc *]  (rune '=;' ~ ~ [(skin p.x) (hoons ~[q r]:x)])