diff --git a/piker/ui/_flows.py b/piker/ui/_flows.py
index bf6fc3f3..bfbe8aea 100644
--- a/piker/ui/_flows.py
+++ b/piker/ui/_flows.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ from .._profile import (
 )
 from ._ohlc import (
     BarItems,
-    gen_qpath,
+    gen_ohlc_qpath,
 )
 from ._curve import (
     FastAppendCurve,
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ class Flow(msgspec.Struct):  # , frozen=True):
                 r = self._src_r = Renderer(
                     flow=self,
                     # TODO: rename this to something with ohlc
-                    draw_path=gen_qpath,
+                    draw_path=gen_ohlc_qpath,
                     last_read=read,
                 )
 
diff --git a/piker/ui/_ohlc.py b/piker/ui/_ohlc.py
index c8da5ba5..efd50e95 100644
--- a/piker/ui/_ohlc.py
+++ b/piker/ui/_ohlc.py
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ def path_arrays_from_ohlc(
     return x, y, c
 
 
-def gen_qpath(
+def gen_ohlc_qpath(
     data: np.ndarray,
     start: int = 0,  # XXX: do we need this?
     # 0.5 is no overlap between arms, 1.0 is full overlap
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ class BarItems(pg.GraphicsObject):
 
         '''
         hist, last = ohlc[:-1], ohlc[-1]
-        self.path = gen_qpath(hist, start, self.w)
+        self.path = gen_ohlc_qpath(hist, start, self.w)
 
         # save graphics for later reference and keep track
         # of current internal "last index"