diff --git a/repl/src/runtime.mjs b/repl/src/runtime.mjs
index b655459c..629f2663 100644
--- a/repl/src/runtime.mjs
+++ b/repl/src/runtime.mjs
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ extend(
   },
 );
 
-export const queryCode = async (code, cycles) => {
+export const queryCode = async (code, cycles = 1) => {
   const { pattern } = await evaluate(code);
   const haps = pattern.queryArc(0, cycles);
   return haps.map((h) => h.showWhole());
diff --git a/repl/src/shoot.mjs b/repl/src/shoot.mjs
index a1532984..c6876689 100644
--- a/repl/src/shoot.mjs
+++ b/repl/src/shoot.mjs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 // this script will render all example tunes and log them to the console.
 // it is intended to be written to tunes.snapshot.mjs using `npm run snapshot`
 
-import * as tunes from '../tunes.mjs';
+import * as tunes from './tunes.mjs';
 import { queryCode } from './runtime.mjs';
 
 Object.entries(tunes).forEach(([key, code]) => {
-  queryCode(code, 1).then((haps) => {
+  queryCode(code).then((haps) => {
     console.log(`export const ${key} = ${JSON.stringify(haps, null, 1)}`);
   });
 });
diff --git a/repl/src/test/tunes.test.mjs b/repl/src/test/tunes.test.mjs
index e8ae41ac..cbeb4d8c 100644
--- a/repl/src/test/tunes.test.mjs
+++ b/repl/src/test/tunes.test.mjs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { strict as assert } from 'assert';
 describe('tunes', () => {
   it('renders tunes correctly', async () => {
     async function testTune(key) {
-      const haps = await queryCode(tunes[key], 1);
+      const haps = await queryCode(tunes[key]);
       assert.deepStrictEqual(haps, snaps[key]);
     }
     await Promise.all(Object.keys(tunes).map(testTune));