diff --git a/piker/brokers/ib/broker.py b/piker/brokers/ib/broker.py
index 31703fb9..fcead4cf 100644
--- a/piker/brokers/ib/broker.py
+++ b/piker/brokers/ib/broker.py
@@ -1306,7 +1306,15 @@ async def deliver_trade_events(
                 elif isinstance(err, str):
                     code_part, _, reason = err.rpartition(']')
                     if code_part:
-                        _, _, code = code_part.partition('[code')
+                        for prefix_patt in [
+                            '[Errno ',
+                            '[code ',
+                        ]:
+                            code_part, _, code = code_part.partition()
+                            if code:
+                                code = int(code)
+                                break
+
                     reqid: str = '<unknown>'
 
                 # "Warning:" msg codes,