diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ae3ece4d..523b7a73 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -203,9 +203,8 @@ pyvnc = { git = "https://github.com/regulad/pyvnc.git" }
 # xonsh = { git = 'https://github.com/xonsh/xonsh.git', branch = 'main' }
 
 # XXX since, we're like, always hacking new shite all-the-time. Bp
-tractor = { git = "https://github.com/goodboy/tractor.git", branch ="piker_pin" }
+tractor = { git = "https://github.com/goodboy/tractor.git", branch ="main" }
 # tractor = { git = "https://pikers.dev/goodboy/tractor", branch = "piker_pin" }
-# tractor = { git = "https://pikers.dev/goodboy/tractor", branch = "main" }
 # ------ goodboy ------
 # hackin dev-envs, usually there's something new he's hackin in..
 # tractor = { path = "../tractor", editable = true }
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 8a87f0c6..1ceffbdc 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "tomli", specifier = ">=2.0.1,<3.0.0" },
     { name = "tomli-w", specifier = ">=1.0.0,<2.0.0" },
     { name = "tomlkit", git = "https://github.com/pikers/tomlkit.git?branch=piker_pin" },
-    { name = "tractor", git = "https://github.com/goodboy/tractor.git?branch=piker_pin" },
+    { name = "tractor", git = "https://github.com/goodboy/tractor.git?branch=main" },
     { name = "trio", specifier = ">=0.27" },
     { name = "trio-typing", specifier = ">=0.10.0" },
     { name = "trio-util", specifier = ">=0.7.0,<0.8.0" },
@@ -1676,7 +1676,7 @@ wheels = [
 [[package]]
 name = "tractor"
 version = "0.1.0a6.dev0"
-source = { git = "https://github.com/goodboy/tractor.git?branch=piker_pin#566a17ba92469000a01fd18c709ea3e336e72796" }
+source = { git = "https://github.com/goodboy/tractor.git?branch=main#e77198bb64f0467a50e251ed140daee439752354" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "bidict" },
     { name = "cffi" },