diff --git a/basis/tools/scaffold/scaffold.factor b/basis/tools/scaffold/scaffold.factor
index 1c1a48ff9d..c7781629c0 100644
--- a/basis/tools/scaffold/scaffold.factor
+++ b/basis/tools/scaffold/scaffold.factor
@@ -192,4 +192,5 @@ ERROR: vocab-name-contains-dot path ;
         [ scaffold-main ]
         [ scaffold-tests ]
         [ drop scaffold-authors ]
+        [ nip require ]
     } 2cleave ;