diff --git a/piker/accounting/__init__.py b/piker/accounting/__init__.py
index f95c5b65..7a587261 100644
--- a/piker/accounting/__init__.py
+++ b/piker/accounting/__init__.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from piker.log import (
     get_console_log,
     get_logger,
 )
-from piker.calc import (
+from .calc import (
     iter_by_dt,
 )
 from ._ledger import (
@@ -56,10 +56,14 @@ log = get_logger(__name__)
 # ?TODO, enable console on import
 # [ ] necessary? or `open_brokerd_dialog()` doing it is sufficient?
 #
-# get_console_log(
-#     name=__name__,
-# )
+# bc might as well enable whenev imported by
+# other sub-sys code (namely `.clearing`).
+get_console_log(
+    level='warning',
+    name=__name__,
+)
 
+# TODO, the `as <samename>` style?
 __all__ = [
     'Account',
     'Allocator',
diff --git a/piker/accounting/_pos.py b/piker/accounting/_pos.py
index bf26c23b..e4577b47 100644
--- a/piker/accounting/_pos.py
+++ b/piker/accounting/_pos.py
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ from ..clearing._messages import (
 )
 from piker.types import Struct
 from piker.log import (
-    get_console_log,
     get_logger,
 )
 
diff --git a/piker/accounting/cli.py b/piker/accounting/cli.py
index f68cdfca..10306898 100644
--- a/piker/accounting/cli.py
+++ b/piker/accounting/cli.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ CLI front end for trades ledger and position tracking management.
 from __future__ import annotations
 from pprint import pformat
 
-
 from rich.console import Console
 from rich.markdown import Markdown
 import polars as pl
@@ -29,7 +28,10 @@ import tractor
 import trio
 import typer
 
-from ..log import get_logger
+from piker.log import (
+    get_console_log,
+    get_logger,
+)
 from ..service import (
     open_piker_runtime,
 )
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ from .calc import (
     open_ledger_dfs,
 )
 
+log = get_logger(name=__name__)
 
 ledger = typer.Typer()
 
@@ -79,7 +82,10 @@ def sync(
         "-l",
     ),
 ):
-    log = get_logger(loglevel)
+    log = get_console_log(
+        level=loglevel,
+        name=__name__,
+    )
     console = Console()
 
     pair: tuple[str, str]