diff --git a/bin/bastion.py b/bin/bastion.py
index 52e3fc3..097569e 100755
--- a/bin/bastion.py
+++ b/bin/bastion.py
@@ -450,15 +450,14 @@ def do_amend_asset(self, request):
 		site    = self.site(ark)
 		asset   = site.asset(ark)
 		vault   = self.vault(asset.policy.vault)
-		result  = vault.amend(asset)
+		action  = vault.amend(asset)
 
 		request['log.scope'] = "site/{}".format(ark.site)
 
-		if result.indicates_success:
-			blonde = result.body['blonde']
-			return request.succeeded(result, report = "amended asset {} to {}".format(str(ark), str(blonde)))
+		if action.succeeded:
+			return request.succeeded(action, report = "amended asset {} to {}".format(str(ark), str(action.blonde)))
 		else:
-			return request.failed(result, report = "amend operation on asset {} failed".format(str(ark)))
+			return request.failed(action, report = "amend operation on asset {} failed".format(str(ark)))
 
 	def do_amend_site(self, request):
 		"""
diff --git a/lib/Bastion/Clerks/SFTP.py b/lib/Bastion/Clerks/SFTP.py
index b24fbd9..d2b05fd 100644
--- a/lib/Bastion/Clerks/SFTP.py
+++ b/lib/Bastion/Clerks/SFTP.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def assets(self, site, zone):
 		assets = [ ]
 		zroot = self.scurler / site / zone
 		if zroot.exists( ):
-			for alien in zroot.is_dir():
+			for alien in zroot:
 				assets.append(alien.name)
 		return tuple(sorted(assets))
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def manifest(self, *args):
 		if cell.exists:
 			for alien in cell.lsall():
 				print("ALIEN: ", alien)
-				if not alien.is_dir():
+				if not alien.is_folder:
 					blondes.append( BLONDE.decode(alien.stem) )
 		manifest = Manifest(ark, blondes)
 
diff --git a/lib/Bastion/NetOps/sCURL.py b/lib/Bastion/NetOps/sCURL.py
index 8877a59..f8e905e 100644
--- a/lib/Bastion/NetOps/sCURL.py
+++ b/lib/Bastion/NetOps/sCURL.py
@@ -326,6 +326,8 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
 		#-- Construct the base command given my default configuration.           |
 		#-- All SFTP operations will be built by augmenting the base command ... |
 		#-- ... with additional flags and arguments.                             |
+		#-- As of 2025-04-01 the "--key" flag does nothing, libssh always ...    |
+		#-- assumes the default key, or must use the ssh-keyagent                |
 		#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 		basecom = [str(self.CURL)]
 		#if self.keypath is not None: