diff --git a/piker/fsp/_api.py b/piker/fsp/_api.py
index af57d2f8..f2c7cdc8 100644
--- a/piker/fsp/_api.py
+++ b/piker/fsp/_api.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ from typing import (
 
 import numpy as np
 import tractor
-from tractor._portal import NamespacePath
+from tractor.msg import NamespacePath
 
 from ..data._sharedmem import (
     ShmArray,
diff --git a/piker/fsp/_engine.py b/piker/fsp/_engine.py
index 0a318a3e..afd986e0 100644
--- a/piker/fsp/_engine.py
+++ b/piker/fsp/_engine.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import pyqtgraph as pg
 import trio
 from trio_typing import TaskStatus
 import tractor
-from tractor._portal import NamespacePath
+from tractor.msg import NamespacePath
 
 from ..log import get_logger, get_console_log
 from .. import data