diff --git a/piker/brokers/ib.py b/piker/brokers/ib.py
index 121ad428..cf646f07 100644
--- a/piker/brokers/ib.py
+++ b/piker/brokers/ib.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ from ib_insync.client import Client as ib_Client
 from fuzzywuzzy import process as fuzzy
 import numpy as np
 
-from . import config
+from .. import config
 from ..log import get_logger, get_console_log
 from .._daemon import maybe_spawn_brokerd
 from ..data._source import from_df
diff --git a/piker/brokers/questrade.py b/piker/brokers/questrade.py
index 7a06ce76..30ba049e 100644
--- a/piker/brokers/questrade.py
+++ b/piker/brokers/questrade.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import asks
 
 from ..calc import humanize, percent_change
 from .._cacheables import open_cached_client, async_lifo_cache
-from . import config
+from .. import config
 from ._util import resproc, BrokerError, SymbolNotFound
 from ..log import get_logger, colorize_json, get_console_log
 from . import get_brokermod
diff --git a/piker/cli/__init__.py b/piker/cli/__init__.py
index e5e9a2d1..22022e84 100644
--- a/piker/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/piker/cli/__init__.py
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ import trio
 import tractor
 
 from ..log import get_console_log, get_logger, colorize_json
-from ..brokers import get_brokermod, config
+from ..brokers import get_brokermod
 from .._daemon import _tractor_kwargs
+from .. import config
 
 
 log = get_logger('cli')
diff --git a/piker/brokers/config.py b/piker/config.py
similarity index 99%
rename from piker/brokers/config.py
rename to piker/config.py
index 1fbd8ce1..e979a354 100644
--- a/piker/brokers/config.py
+++ b/piker/config.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from typing import Optional
 import toml
 import click
 
-from ..log import get_logger
+from .log import get_logger
 
 log = get_logger('broker-config')
 
diff --git a/piker/ui/_forms.py b/piker/ui/_forms.py
index b504a408..966192e6 100644
--- a/piker/ui/_forms.py
+++ b/piker/ui/_forms.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
 from ._event import open_handlers
 from ._style import hcolor, _font, _font_small, DpiAwareFont
 from ._label import FormatLabel
-from .. import brokers
+from .. import config
 
 
 class FontAndChartAwareLineEdit(QLineEdit):
@@ -382,21 +382,21 @@ def mk_form(
     form._font_size = font_size or _font_small.px_size
 
     # generate sub-components from schema dict
-    for key, config in fields_schema.items():
-        wtype = config['type']
-        label = str(config.get('label', key))
+    for key, conf in fields_schema.items():
+        wtype = conf['type']
+        label = str(conf.get('label', key))
 
         # plain (line) edit field
         if wtype == 'edit':
             w = form.add_edit_field(
                 key,
                 label,
-                config['default_value']
+                conf['default_value']
             )
 
         # drop-down selection
         elif wtype == 'select':
-            values = list(config['default_value'])
+            values = list(conf['default_value'])
             w = form.add_select_field(
                 key,
                 label,
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ def mk_order_pane_layout(
 
     # font_size: int = _font_small.px_size - 2
     font_size: int = _font.px_size - 2
-    accounts = brokers.config.load_accounts()
+    accounts = config.load_accounts()
 
     # TODO: maybe just allocate the whole fields form here
     # and expect an async ctx entry?