diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index f326fb89..e7c2c92b 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ function init(mod) {
 
     let depcache = {};
 
-    function find_deps(path, seen = []) {
+    function find_deps(path) {
         let cached = depcache[path];
         if (cached) {
             return cached;
         }
-        let deps = [];
+        let deps = [ "main/gapp" ];
         let lines = fs.readFileSync(`${dir}/src/${path}.js`)
             .toString()
             .split('\n');
@@ -60,21 +60,17 @@ function init(mod) {
             let dpos = line.indexOf('// dep:');
             if (dpos >= 0) {
                 let dep = line.substring(dpos+7).trim().replace('.','/');
-                if (seen.indexOf(dep) >= 0) {
-                    dbug.warn(`circular ${dep} from ${path}`);
-                    continue;
-                }
                 if (deps.indexOf(dep) < 0) {
                     deps.push(dep);
                 }
-                let deep = find_deps(dep, seen);
-                if (deep) {
-                    // deeper dependencies go first
-                    deps = [...deep, ...deps];
-                }
+                let deep = find_deps(dep);
+                deps = deps.filter(p => deep.indexOf(p) < 0);
+                // deeper dependencies go first
+                deps = [...deep, ...deps];
             }
         }
-        return deps.length ? deps : undefined;
+        depcache[path] = deps;
+        return deps;
     }
 
     // process script dependencies, expand paths
@@ -94,7 +90,6 @@ function init(mod) {
             let deps = find_deps(path);
             if (deps) {
                 // remove deps already in list
-                // todo: promote filtered deps order in path array
                 deps = deps.filter(p => nval.indexOf(p) < 0);
                 let ppos = nval.indexOf(path);
                 if (ppos < 0) {
@@ -479,18 +474,12 @@ const script = {
         "main/meta",
     ],
     mesh : [
-        "main/gapp",
-        "moto/license",
         "&main/mesh"
     ],
     mesh_work : [
-        "main/gapp",
-        "moto/license",
         "&mesh/work"
     ],
     mesh_pool : [
-        "main/gapp",
-        "moto/license",
         "&mesh/pool"
     ]
 };
diff --git a/src/add/three.js b/src/add/three.js
index d2f82b08..26c51f4e 100644
--- a/src/add/three.js
+++ b/src/add/three.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 (function() {
 
+    // dep: ext.three
     gapp.register('add.three');
 
     var MP = THREE.Mesh.prototype,
diff --git a/src/main/gapp.js b/src/main/gapp.js
index 79072531..3962a46e 100644
--- a/src/main/gapp.js
+++ b/src/main/gapp.js
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ if (typeof(self) === 'undefined') {
 
 (function () {
 
+/** satisfy earcut, tween, etc **/
+
+if (!self.module) self.module = { exports: {} };
+
 /** debug and logging **/
 
 let mark = Date.now();
diff --git a/src/main/mesh.js b/src/main/mesh.js
index b5e90a91..e3fde86c 100644
--- a/src/main/mesh.js
+++ b/src/main/mesh.js
@@ -99,10 +99,11 @@ document.onreadystatechange = function() {
 
 // finalize modules
 gapp.finalize("main.mesh", [
+    "moto.license", // dep: moto.license
     "moto.webui",   // dep: moto.webui
     "moto.client",  // dep: moto.client
     "moto.broker",  // dep: moto.broker
-    "moto.space"    // dep: moto.space
+    "moto.space",   // dep: moto.space
 ]);
 
 })();
diff --git a/src/mesh/pool.js b/src/mesh/pool.js
index 7810fd69..ff0328cb 100644
--- a/src/mesh/pool.js
+++ b/src/mesh/pool.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 (function() {
 
     gapp.finalize("mesh.pool", [
+        "moto.license", // dep: moto.license
         "moto.worker"   // dep: moto.worker
     ]);
 
diff --git a/src/mesh/work.js b/src/mesh/work.js
index 7275e10d..47c8acd4 100644
--- a/src/mesh/work.js
+++ b/src/mesh/work.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     // dep: ext.three
     // dep: ext.three-bgu
     gapp.finalize("mesh.work", [
+        "moto.license", // dep: moto.license
         "moto.client"   // dep: moto.client
     ]);
 
diff --git a/src/moto/license.js b/src/moto/license.js
index cb90ad44..6fc8ba49 100644
--- a/src/moto/license.js
+++ b/src/moto/license.js
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@
         app.license = terms.LICENSE;
         app.version = terms.VERSION;
         app.copyright = terms.COPYRIGHT;
+        // satisfy resolver
+        gapp.register('moto.license');
         // for earcut and other modules
-        self.module = { exports: terms };
+        (self.module = self.module || {}).exports = terms;
     }
 
 })();