diff --git a/piker/brokers/core.py b/piker/brokers/core.py
index e6fed8a1..b493a9e7 100644
--- a/piker/brokers/core.py
+++ b/piker/brokers/core.py
@@ -46,12 +46,7 @@ async def stocks_quote(
     """Return quotes dict for ``tickers``.
     """
     async with brokermod.get_client() as client:
-        results = await client.quote(tickers)
-        for val in results:
-            if val is None:
-                brokermod.log.warn(f"Could not find symbol {key}?")
-
-        return results
+        return await client.quote(tickers)
 
 
 # TODO: these need tests
diff --git a/piker/cli.py b/piker/cli.py
index d0ab22fc..6dd3b327 100644
--- a/piker/cli.py
+++ b/piker/cli.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from functools import partial
 import json
 import os
 from operator import attrgetter
+from operator import itemgetter
 
 import click
 import pandas as pd
@@ -101,6 +102,12 @@ def quote(loglevel, broker, tickers, df_output):
         log.error(f"No quotes could be found for {tickers}?")
         return
 
+    if len(quotes) < len(tickers):
+        syms = tuple(map(itemgetter('symbol'), quotes))
+        for ticker in tickers:
+            if ticker not in syms:
+                brokermod.log.warn(f"Could not find symbol {ticker}?")
+
     if df_output:
         cols = next(filter(bool, quotes.values())).copy()
         cols.pop('symbol')