diff --git a/piker/brokers/deribit/api.py b/piker/brokers/deribit/api.py
index 03cc301e..c0ab1ed4 100644
--- a/piker/brokers/deribit/api.py
+++ b/piker/brokers/deribit/api.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ from typing import (
     Callable,
 )
 
-import pendulum
+from pendulum import now
 import trio
 from trio_typing import TaskStatus
 from rapidfuzz import process as fuzzy
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import numpy as np
 from tractor.trionics import (
     broadcast_receiver,
     maybe_open_context
+    collapse_eg,
 )
 from tractor import to_asyncio
 # XXX WOOPS XD
@@ -432,6 +433,7 @@ async def get_client(
 ) -> Client:
 
     async with (
+        collapse_eg(),
         trio.open_nursery() as n,
         open_jsonrpc_session(
             _testnet_ws_url, dtype=JSONRPCResult) as json_rpc