diff --git a/extra/webapps/mason/docs-update/docs-update.factor b/extra/webapps/mason/docs-update/docs-update.factor
index e7c0ecda9b..7ff2ba6d22 100644
--- a/extra/webapps/mason/docs-update/docs-update.factor
+++ b/extra/webapps/mason/docs-update/docs-update.factor
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ IN: webapps.mason.docs-update
 : update-docs ( -- )
     home [
         "newdocs" make-directory
-        "newdocs" [ { "tar" "xvf" "../docs.tar.gz" } try-process ] with-directory
+        "newdocs" [ { "tar" "xfz" "../docs.tar.gz" } try-process ] with-directory
 
         "docs" exists? [ "docs" "docs.old" move-file ] when
         "newdocs/docs" "docs" move-file
diff --git a/extra/webapps/mason/status-update/status-update.factor b/extra/webapps/mason/status-update/status-update.factor
index 2344218856..e19d40e197 100644
--- a/extra/webapps/mason/status-update/status-update.factor
+++ b/extra/webapps/mason/status-update/status-update.factor
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ IN: webapps.mason.status-update
             { "message" [ v-one-line ] }
             { "arg" [ [ v-one-line ] v-optional ] }
             { "report" [ ] }
-            { "secret" [ v-one-line ] }
         } validate-params
 
         validate-secret
diff --git a/extra/webapps/mason/utils/utils.factor b/extra/webapps/mason/utils/utils.factor
index e7c88eaec0..e450d33f1e 100644
--- a/extra/webapps/mason/utils/utils.factor
+++ b/extra/webapps/mason/utils/utils.factor
@@ -56,5 +56,6 @@ IN: webapps.mason.utils
     adjust-url ;
 
 : validate-secret ( -- )
+    { { "secret" [ v-one-line ] } } validate-params
     "secret" value status-secret get =
     [ validation-failed ] unless ;