diff --git a/pkg/noun/jets.c b/pkg/noun/jets.c
index 71968b6345..13e417dab6 100644
--- a/pkg/noun/jets.c
+++ b/pkg/noun/jets.c
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 #include "vortex.h"
 #include "xtract.h"
 
-/**  Data structures.
-**/
 
 /**  Functions.
 **/
diff --git a/pkg/noun/nock.c b/pkg/noun/nock.c
index 608368f31f..452b04c309 100644
--- a/pkg/noun/nock.c
+++ b/pkg/noun/nock.c
@@ -2639,7 +2639,7 @@ _n_burn(u3n_prog* pog_u, u3_noun bus, c3_ys mov, c3_ys off)
         u3z_save_m(u3h(o), 144 + c3__nock, u3t(o), x);
       }
       else if ( u3z_memo_keep == u3h(o) ) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "nock: userspace can't save to persistent cache\r\n");
+        fprintf(stderr, "\r\nnock: userspace can't save to persistent cache\r\n");
       }
       *top = x;
       u3z(o);
diff --git a/pkg/noun/zave.c b/pkg/noun/zave.c
index 53538087b6..596200f887 100644
--- a/pkg/noun/zave.c
+++ b/pkg/noun/zave.c
@@ -77,8 +77,10 @@ u3z_find_m(u3z_cid cid, c3_m fun, u3_noun one)
 {
   u3_noun key = u3nc(fun, u3k(one));
   u3_weak val;
+  val = u3z_find(cid, key);
+  u3z(key);
 
-  return u3z_find(cid, key);
+  return val;
 }
 
 /* u3z_save(): save in memo cache. TRANSFER key; RETAIN val