diff --git a/piker/brokers/ib/_util.py b/piker/brokers/ib/_util.py
index 05417d98..a80bd514 100644
--- a/piker/brokers/ib/_util.py
+++ b/piker/brokers/ib/_util.py
@@ -88,16 +88,25 @@ async def data_reset_hack(
     api_port: str = str(ib_client.client.port)
     vnc_host: str
     vnc_port: int
-    vnc_host, vnc_port = client.conf['vnc_addrs'].get(
-        api_port,
-        ('localhost', 3003)
-    )
+    vnc_sockaddr: tuple[str] | None = client.conf.get('vnc_addrs')
 
     no_setup_msg:str = (
-        f'No data reset hack test setup for {vnc_host}!\n'
-        'See setup @\n'
+        f'No data reset hack test setup for {vnc_sockaddr}!\n'
+        'See config setup tips @\n'
         'https://github.com/pikers/piker/tree/master/piker/brokers/ib'
     )
+
+    if not vnc_sockaddr:
+        log.warning(
+            no_setup_msg
+            +
+            f'REQUIRES A `vnc_addrs: array` ENTRY'
+        )
+
+    vnc_host, vnc_port = vnc_sockaddr.get(
+        api_port,
+        ('localhost', 3003)
+    )
     global _reset_tech
 
     match _reset_tech:
diff --git a/piker/brokers/ib/api.py b/piker/brokers/ib/api.py
index 58fd6a1e..75a79dbe 100644
--- a/piker/brokers/ib/api.py
+++ b/piker/brokers/ib/api.py
@@ -779,6 +779,7 @@ class Client:
     async def get_quote(
         self,
         contract: Contract,
+        timeout: float = 1,
 
     ) -> Ticker:
         '''
@@ -789,18 +790,19 @@ class Client:
             contract,
             snapshot=True,
         )
-        ready = ticker.updateEvent
+        ready: ticker.TickerUpdateEvent = ticker.updateEvent
 
         # ensure a last price gets filled in before we deliver quote
         warnset: bool = False
         for _ in range(100):
             if isnan(ticker.last):
 
-                done, pending = await asyncio.wait(
-                    [ready],
-                    timeout=0.01,
+                # wait for a first update(Event)
+                tkr = await asyncio.wait_for(
+                    ready,
+                    timeout=timeout,
                 )
-                if ready in done:
+                if tkr:
                     break
                 else:
                     if not warnset: