diff --git a/packages/zoe/src/zoeService/types.js b/packages/zoe/src/zoeService/types.js
index fcf365d6d22..e809d4f07bf 100644
--- a/packages/zoe/src/zoeService/types.js
+++ b/packages/zoe/src/zoeService/types.js
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
  *
  * @param {ERef<Invitation>} invitation
  * @param {Proposal=} proposal
- * @param {PaymentKeywordRecord=} paymentKeywordRecord
+ * @param {PaymentPKeywordRecord=} paymentKeywordRecord
  * @returns {Promise<UserSeat>} seat
  */
 
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
  */
 
 /**
- * @typedef {Record<Keyword,Promise<Payment>>} PaymentPKeywordRecord
+ * @typedef {Record<Keyword,ERef<Payment>>} PaymentPKeywordRecord
  * @typedef {Record<Keyword,Payment>} PaymentKeywordRecord
  */
 
diff --git a/packages/zoe/src/zoeService/zoe.js b/packages/zoe/src/zoeService/zoe.js
index 754cdf905c9..a9f6fe62f44 100644
--- a/packages/zoe/src/zoeService/zoe.js
+++ b/packages/zoe/src/zoeService/zoe.js
@@ -380,7 +380,9 @@ function makeZoe(vatAdminSvc, zcfBundleName = undefined) {
             // cleaned proposal's amount that should be the same.
             const giveAmount = proposal.give[keyword];
             const purse = brandToPurse.get(giveAmount.brand);
-            return E(purse).deposit(paymentKeywordRecord[keyword], giveAmount);
+            return E.when(paymentKeywordRecord[keyword], payment =>
+              E(purse).deposit(payment, giveAmount),
+            );
             // eslint-disable-next-line no-else-return
           } else {
             // payments outside the give: clause are ignored.