diff --git a/pkg/noun/allocate.c b/pkg/noun/allocate.c
index 10f79637e1..515e744295 100644
--- a/pkg/noun/allocate.c
+++ b/pkg/noun/allocate.c
@@ -2311,11 +2311,11 @@ _ca_print_leak(c3_c* cap_c, u3a_box* box_u, c3_ws use_ws)
 
   u3a_print_memory(stderr, "    size", box_u->siz_w);
 
-  {
-    c3_c* dat_c = _ca_print_box(box_u);
-    fprintf(stderr, "    data: %s\r\n", dat_c);
-    c3_free(dat_c);
-  }
+  // {
+  //   c3_c* dat_c = _ca_print_box(box_u);
+  //   fprintf(stderr, "    data: %s\r\n", dat_c);
+  //   c3_free(dat_c);
+  // }
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/pkg/noun/manage.c b/pkg/noun/manage.c
index 2178fc7fa7..2dbc6a8fac 100644
--- a/pkg/noun/manage.c
+++ b/pkg/noun/manage.c
@@ -2451,17 +2451,21 @@ _migrate_memoization()
 
   rod_u.cax.har_p = rud_u->cax.har_p;
 
-  //  carefully place new road over the old one
+  //  prepare the new home
+  hom_u.arv_u = hum_u->arv_u;
+  hom_u.rod_u = rod_u;
+  hom_u.ver_w = U3V_VER3;
+
+  //  place the new home over the old one
   c3_w  siz_w = c3_wiseof(u3v_home);
   c3_w *mat_w = c3_align(mem_w + len_w - siz_w, u3C.balign_d, C3_ALGLO);
-  memcpy(mat_w, &rod_u, sizeof(u3a_road));
-
-  //  update version
-  hum_u->ver_w = U3V_VER3;
+  memcpy(mat_w, &hom_u, sizeof(u3v_home));
 
-  u3H = (u3v_home*)hum_u;
+  //  set globals
+  u3H = (void*)mat_w;
   u3R = &u3H->rod_u;
 
+  //  initialize persistent cache
   u3R->cax.per_p = u3h_new_cache(u3C.per_w);
 
   u3m_pack();