diff --git a/piker/data/cli.py b/piker/data/cli.py
index 6f4e169d..6984d9ff 100644
--- a/piker/data/cli.py
+++ b/piker/data/cli.py
@@ -18,34 +18,22 @@
 marketstore cli.
 
 """
-from functools import partial
-from pprint import (
-    pformat,
-    pprint,
-)
-
-from anyio_marketstore import open_marketstore_client
 import trio
 import tractor
 import click
-import numpy as np
 
 from ..service.marketstore import (
-    get_client,
+    # get_client,
     # stream_quotes,
     ingest_quote_stream,
     # _url,
-    _tick_tbk_ids,
-    mk_tbk,
+    # _tick_tbk_ids,
+    # mk_tbk,
 )
 from ..cli import cli
 from .. import watchlists as wl
-from ..log import get_logger
-from ._sharedmem import (
-    maybe_open_shm_array,
-)
-from ._source import (
-    base_iohlc_dtype,
+from ..log import (
+    get_logger,
 )
 
 
@@ -92,16 +80,16 @@ def ms_stream(
 #     async def main():
 #         nonlocal names
 #         async with get_client(url) as client:
-# 
+#
 #             if not names:
 #                 names = await client.list_symbols()
-# 
+#
 #             # default is to wipe db entirely.
 #             answer = input(
 #                 "This will entirely wipe you local marketstore db @ "
 #                 f"{url} of the following symbols:\n {pformat(names)}"
 #                 "\n\nDelete [N/y]?\n")
-# 
+#
 #             if answer == 'y':
 #                 for sym in names:
 #                     # tbk = _tick_tbk.format(sym)
@@ -110,7 +98,7 @@ def ms_stream(
 #                     await client.destroy(mk_tbk(tbk))
 #             else:
 #                 print("Nothing deleted.")
-# 
+#
 #     tractor.run(main)
 
 
@@ -148,7 +136,7 @@ def storesh(
         ):
             symbol = symbols[0]
 
-            async with open_tsdb_client(symbol) as storage:
+            async with open_tsdb_client(symbol):
                 # TODO: ask if user wants to write history for detected
                 # available shm buffers?
                 from tractor.trionics import ipython_embed
@@ -186,7 +174,7 @@ def storage(
     Start an IPython shell ready to query the local marketstore db.
 
     '''
-    from piker.data.marketstore import open_tsdb_client
+    from piker.service.marketstore import open_tsdb_client
     from piker.service import open_piker_runtime
 
     async def main():
@@ -201,9 +189,28 @@ def storage(
                 if delete:
                     for fqsn in symbols:
                         syms = await storage.client.list_symbols()
-                        breakpoint()
-                        await storage.delete_ts(fqsn, 60)
-                        await storage.delete_ts(fqsn, 1)
+
+                        resp60s = await storage.delete_ts(fqsn, 60)
+
+                        msgish = resp60s.ListFields()[0][1]
+                        if 'error' in str(msgish):
+
+                            # TODO: MEGA LOL, apparently the symbols don't
+                            # flush out until you refresh something or other
+                            # (maybe the WALFILE)... #lelandorlulzone, classic
+                            # alpaca(Rtm) design here ..
+                            # well, if we ever can make this work we
+                            # probably want to dogsplain the real reason
+                            # for the delete errurz..llululu
+                            if fqsn not in syms:
+                                log.error(f'Pair {fqsn} dne in DB')
+
+                            log.error(f'Deletion error: {fqsn}\n{msgish}')
+
+                        resp1s = await storage.delete_ts(fqsn, 1)
+                        msgish = resp1s.ListFields()[0][1]
+                        if 'error' in str(msgish):
+                            log.error(f'Deletion error: {fqsn}\n{msgish}')
 
     trio.run(main)
 
@@ -237,7 +244,7 @@ def ingest(config, name, test_file, tl):
 
     async def entry_point():
         async with tractor.open_nursery() as n:
-            for provider, symbols in grouped_syms.items(): 
+            for provider, symbols in grouped_syms.items():
                 await n.run_in_actor(
                     ingest_quote_stream,
                     name='ingest_marketstore',