diff --git a/piker/brokers/kraken.py b/piker/brokers/kraken.py
index c1f53694..7a365153 100644
--- a/piker/brokers/kraken.py
+++ b/piker/brokers/kraken.py
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ class Client:
         )
         return resproc(resp, log)
 
-    async def get_user_data(
+    async def kraken_endpoint(
         self,
         method: str,
         data: Dict[str, Any]
@@ -251,9 +251,9 @@ class Client:
         self,
         data: Dict[str, Any] = {}
     ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-        balances = await self.get_user_data('Balance', data)
+        balances = await self.kraken_endpoint('Balance', data)
         ## TODO: grab all entries, not just first 50
-        traders = await self.get_user_data('TradesHistory', data)
+        traders = await self.kraken_endpoint('TradesHistory', data)
         positions = {}
         vols = {}
         
@@ -277,6 +277,33 @@ class Client:
 
         return positions, vols
 
+    async def submit_limit(
+        self,
+        oid: str,
+        symbol: str,
+        price: float,
+        action: str,
+        size: str,
+#        account: str,
+        reqid: int = None,
+    ) -> int:
+        """Place an order and return integer request id provided by client.
+
+        """
+        # Build order data from kraken
+        data = {
+            "userref": 1,
+            "ordertype": "limit",
+            "type": action,
+            "volume": size,
+            "pair": symbol,
+            "price": price,
+            "validate": True
+        }
+        resp = await self.kraken_endpoint('AddOrder', data)
+        print(resp)
+        return reqid
+
     async def symbol_info(
         self,
         pair: Optional[str] = None,
@@ -447,61 +474,60 @@ async def handle_order_requests(
     async for request_msg in ems_order_stream:
         log.info(f'Received order request {request_msg}')
 
-       # action = request_msg['action']
+        action = request_msg['action']
 
-       # if action in {'buy', 'sell'}:
+        if action in {'buy', 'sell'}:
 
-       #     account = request_msg['account']
-       #     if account != 'kraken.spot':
-       #         log.error(
-       #             'This is a kraken account, \
-       #             only a `kraken.spot` selection is valid'
-       #         )
-       #         await ems_order_stream.send(BrokerError(
-       #             oid=request_msg['oid'],
-       #             symbol=request_msg['symbol'],
-       #             reason=f'Kraken only, No account found: `{account}` ?',
-       #         ).dict())
-       #         continue
+            account = request_msg['account']
+            if account != 'kraken.spot':
+                log.error(
+                    'This is a kraken account, \
+                    only a `kraken.spot` selection is valid'
+                )
+                await ems_order_stream.send(BrokerError(
+                    oid=request_msg['oid'],
+                    symbol=request_msg['symbol'],
+                    reason=f'Kraken only, No account found: `{account}` ?',
+                ).dict())
+                continue
 
-       #     # validate
-       #     order = BrokerdOrder(**request_msg)
+            # validate
+            order = BrokerdOrder(**request_msg)
 
-       #     # call our client api to submit the order
-       #     ## TODO: look into the submit_limit method, do it write my own?
-       #     reqid = await client.submit_limit(
+            # call our client api to submit the order
+            reqid = await client.submit_limit(
 
-       #         oid=order.oid,
-       #         symbol=order.symbol,
-       #         price=order.price,
-       #         action=order.action,
-       #         size=order.size,
-       #         ## XXX: how do I handle new orders
-       #         reqid=order.reqid,
-       #     )
+                oid=order.oid,
+                symbol=order.symbol,
+                price=order.price,
+                action=order.action,
+                size=order.size,
+                ## XXX: how do I handle new orders
+                reqid=order.reqid,
+            )
 
-       #     # deliver ack that order has been submitted to broker routing
-       #     await ems_order_stream.send(
-       #         BrokerdOrderAck(
+            # deliver ack that order has been submitted to broker routing
+            await ems_order_stream.send(
+                BrokerdOrderAck(
 
-       #             # ems order request id
-       #             oid=order.oid,
+                    # ems order request id
+                    oid=order.oid,
 
-       #             # broker specific request id
-       #             reqid=reqid,
+                    # broker specific request id
+                    reqid=reqid,
 
-       #         ).dict()
-       #     )
+                ).dict()
+            )
 
-       # elif action == 'cancel':
-       #      msg = BrokerdCancel(**request_msg)
+        elif action == 'cancel':
+             msg = BrokerdCancel(**request_msg)
 
-       #      await client.submit_cancel(
-       #         reqid=msg.reqid
-       #     )
+             await client.submit_cancel(
+                reqid=msg.reqid
+            )
 
-       # else:
-       #     log.error(f'Unknown order command: {request_msg}')
+        else:
+            log.error(f'Unknown order command: {request_msg}')
 
 
 @tractor.context
@@ -526,7 +552,7 @@ async def trades_dialogue(
                 msg = pack_position(acc_name, norm_sym, pos, vols[ticker])
                 all_positions.append(msg.dict())
         
-        open_orders = await client.get_user_data('OpenOrders', {})
+        open_orders = await client.kraken_endpoint('OpenOrders', {})
         #await tractor.breakpoint()
 
         await ctx.started((all_positions, (acc_name,)))