diff --git a/piker/data/_web_bs.py b/piker/data/_web_bs.py
index b7a5fb32..fde04e71 100644
--- a/piker/data/_web_bs.py
+++ b/piker/data/_web_bs.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ from typing import (
     AsyncContextManager,
     AsyncGenerator,
     Iterable,
+    Type,
 )
 import json
 
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ class NoBsWs:
 
     '''
     # apparently we can QoS for all sorts of reasons..so catch em.
-    recon_errors = (
+    recon_errors: tuple[Type[Exception]] = (
         ConnectionClosed,
         DisconnectionTimeout,
         ConnectionRejected,
@@ -370,32 +371,39 @@ async def open_autorecon_ws(
     rcv: trio.MemoryReceiveChannel
     snd, rcv = trio.open_memory_channel(616)
 
-    async with (
-        tractor.trionics.collapse_eg(),
-        trio.open_nursery() as tn
-    ):
-        nobsws = NoBsWs(
-            url,
-            rcv,
-            msg_recv_timeout=msg_recv_timeout,
-        )
-        await tn.start(
-            partial(
-                _reconnect_forever,
+    try:
+        async with (
+            tractor.trionics.collapse_eg(),
+            trio.open_nursery() as tn
+        ):
+            nobsws = NoBsWs(
                 url,
-                snd,
-                nobsws,
-                fixture=fixture,
-                reset_after=reset_after,
+                rcv,
+                msg_recv_timeout=msg_recv_timeout,
             )
+            await tn.start(
+                partial(
+                    _reconnect_forever,
+                    url,
+                    snd,
+                    nobsws,
+                    fixture=fixture,
+                    reset_after=reset_after,
+                )
+            )
+            await nobsws._connected.wait()
+            assert nobsws._cs
+            assert nobsws.connected()
+            try:
+                yield nobsws
+            finally:
+                tn.cancel_scope.cancel()
+
+    except NoBsWs.recon_errors as con_err:
+        log.warning(
+            f'Entire ws-channel disconnect due to,\n'
+            f'con_err: {con_err!r}\n'
         )
-        await nobsws._connected.wait()
-        assert nobsws._cs
-        assert nobsws.connected()
-        try:
-            yield nobsws
-        finally:
-            tn.cancel_scope.cancel()
 
 
 '''