diff --git a/piker/brokers/kraken.py b/piker/brokers/kraken.py
index 5fd9216b..dd048d45 100644
--- a/piker/brokers/kraken.py
+++ b/piker/brokers/kraken.py
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass, asdict, field
 from itertools import starmap
 from typing import List, Dict, Any
 import json
+import time
 
 import trio_websocket
 import arrow
 import asks
 import numpy as np
+import trio
 import tractor
 
 from ._util import resproc, SymbolNotFound, BrokerError
@@ -116,6 +118,8 @@ async def get_client() -> Client:
 
 @dataclass
 class OHLC:
+    """Description of the flattened OHLC quote format.
+    """
     chan_id: int  # internal kraken id
     chan_name: str  # eg. ohlc-1  (name-interval)
     pair: str  # fx pair
@@ -181,17 +185,28 @@ async def stream_quotes(
                 async def recv():
                     return json.loads(await ws.get_message())
 
-                import time
-
                 async def recv_ohlc():
-                    last_hb = 0
+                    too_slow_count = last_hb = 0
                     while True:
-                        msg = await recv()
+                        with trio.move_on_after(1.5) as cs:
+                            msg = await recv()
+
+                        # trigger reconnection logic if too slow
+                        if cs.cancelled_caught:
+                            too_slow_count += 1
+                            if too_slow_count > 2:
+                                log.warning(
+                                    "Heartbeat is to slow, "
+                                    "resetting ws connection")
+                                raise trio_websocket._impl.ConnectionClosed(
+                                    "Reset Connection")
+
                         if isinstance(msg, dict):
                             if msg.get('event') == 'heartbeat':
-                                log.trace(
-                                    f"Heartbeat after {time.time() - last_hb}")
-                                last_hb = time.time()
+                                now = time.time()
+                                delay = now - last_hb
+                                last_hb = now
+                                log.trace(f"Heartbeat after {delay}")
                                 # TODO: hmm i guess we should use this
                                 # for determining when to do connection
                                 # resets eh?
@@ -203,6 +218,7 @@ async def stream_quotes(
                             chan_id, ohlc_array, chan_name, pair = msg
                             yield OHLC(chan_id, chan_name, pair, *ohlc_array)
 
+                # pull a first quote and deliver
                 ohlc_gen = recv_ohlc()
                 ohlc_last = await ohlc_gen.__anext__()
                 yield asdict(ohlc_last)
@@ -210,6 +226,7 @@ async def stream_quotes(
                 # keep start of last interval for volume tracking
                 last_interval_start = ohlc_last.etime
 
+                # start streaming
                 async for ohlc in ohlc_gen:
 
                     # generate tick values to match time & sales pane:
@@ -231,7 +248,7 @@ async def stream_quotes(
                     yield asdict(ohlc)
                     ohlc_last = ohlc
         except trio_websocket._impl.ConnectionClosed:
-            log.error("Good job kraken...")
+            log.exception("Good job kraken...reconnecting")
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':