diff --git a/piker/brokers/deribit/api.py b/piker/brokers/deribit/api.py
index a0361fa9..c8295e9b 100644
--- a/piker/brokers/deribit/api.py
+++ b/piker/brokers/deribit/api.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import time
 import asyncio
 
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager as acm, AsyncExitStack
-from itertools import count
 from functools import partial
 from datetime import datetime
 from typing import Any, Optional, Iterable, Callable
@@ -36,7 +35,11 @@ from fuzzywuzzy import process as fuzzy
 import numpy as np
 
 from piker.data.types import Struct
-from piker.data._web_bs import NoBsWs, open_autorecon_ws
+from piker.data._web_bs import (
+    NoBsWs,
+    open_autorecon_ws,
+    open_jsonrpc_session
+)
 
 from .._util import resproc
 
@@ -422,65 +425,14 @@ async def get_client(
 
     async with (
         trio.open_nursery() as n,
-        open_autorecon_ws(_testnet_ws_url) as ws
+        open_jsonrpc_session(
+            _testnet_ws_url, dtype=JSONRPCResult) as json_rpc
     ):
-
-        _rpc_id: Iterable = count(0)
-        _rpc_results: dict[int, dict] = {}
-
-        _expiry_time: int = float('inf')
-        _access_token: Optional[str] = None
-        _refresh_token: Optional[str] = None
-
-        async def json_rpc(method: str, params: dict) -> dict:
-            """perform a json rpc call and wait for the result, raise exception in
-            case of error field present on response
-            """
-            msg = {
-                'jsonrpc': '2.0',
-                'id': next(_rpc_id),
-                'method': method,
-                'params': params
-            }
-            _id = msg['id']
-
-            _rpc_results[_id] = {
-                'result': None,
-                'event': trio.Event()
-            }
-
-            await ws.send_msg(msg)
-
-            await _rpc_results[_id]['event'].wait()
-
-            ret = _rpc_results[_id]['result']
-
-            del _rpc_results[_id]
-
-            if ret.error is not None:
-                raise Exception(json.dumps(ret.error, indent=4))
-
-            return ret
-
-        async def _recv_task():
-            """receives every ws message and stores it in its corresponding result
-            field, then sets the event to wakeup original sender tasks.
-            """
-            async for msg in ws:
-                msg = JSONRPCResult(**msg)
-
-                if msg.id not in _rpc_results:
-                    # in case this message wasn't beign accounted for store it 
-                    _rpc_results[msg.id] = {
-                        'result': None,
-                        'event': trio.Event()
-                    }
-
-                _rpc_results[msg.id]['result'] = msg
-                _rpc_results[msg.id]['event'].set()
-
         client = Client(json_rpc)
 
+        _refresh_token: Optional[str] = None
+        _access_token: Optional[str] = None
+
         async def _auth_loop(
             task_status: TaskStatus = trio.TASK_STATUS_IGNORED
         ):
@@ -536,7 +488,6 @@ async def get_client(
                 else:
                     await trio.sleep(renew_time / 2)
 
-        n.start_soon(_recv_task)
         # if we have client creds launch auth loop
         if client._key_id is not None:
             await n.start(_auth_loop)
diff --git a/piker/data/_web_bs.py b/piker/data/_web_bs.py
index 78e82dfd..7801a409 100644
--- a/piker/data/_web_bs.py
+++ b/piker/data/_web_bs.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ ToOlS fOr CoPInG wITh "tHE wEB" protocols.
 
 """
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager, AsyncExitStack
+from itertools import count
 from types import ModuleType
 from typing import Any, Optional, Callable, AsyncGenerator
 import json
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ from trio_websocket._impl import (
 
 from ..log import get_logger
 
+from .types import Struct
+
 log = get_logger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -150,3 +153,85 @@ async def open_autorecon_ws(
 
         finally:
             await stack.aclose()
+
+
+'''
+JSONRPC response-request style machinery for transparent multiplexing of msgs
+over a NoBsWs.
+'''
+
+
+class JSONRPCResult(Struct):
+    jsonrpc: str = '2.0'
+    id: int
+    result: Optional[dict] = None
+    error: Optional[dict] = None
+
+
+@asynccontextmanager
+async def open_jsonrpc_session(
+    url: str,
+    start_id: int = 0,
+    dtype: type = JSONRPCResult
+) -> Callable[[str, dict], dict]:
+
+    async with (
+        trio.open_nursery() as n,
+        open_autorecon_ws(url) as ws
+    ):
+        _rpc_id: Iterable = count(start_id)
+        _rpc_results: dict[int, dict] = {}
+
+        async def json_rpc(method: str, params: dict) -> dict:
+            '''
+            perform a json rpc call and wait for the result, raise exception in
+            case of error field present on response
+            '''
+            msg = {
+                'jsonrpc': '2.0',
+                'id': next(_rpc_id),
+                'method': method,
+                'params': params
+            }
+            _id = msg['id']
+
+            _rpc_results[_id] = {
+                'result': None,
+                'event': trio.Event()
+            }
+
+            await ws.send_msg(msg)
+
+            await _rpc_results[_id]['event'].wait()
+
+            ret = _rpc_results[_id]['result']
+
+            del _rpc_results[_id]
+
+            if ret.error is not None:
+                raise Exception(json.dumps(ret.error, indent=4))
+
+            return ret
+
+        async def _recv_task():
+            '''
+            receives every ws message and stores it in its corresponding result
+            field, then sets the event to wakeup original sender tasks.
+            '''
+            async for msg in ws:
+                msg = dtype(**msg)
+
+                if msg.id not in _rpc_results:
+                    # in case this message wasn't beign accounted for store it 
+                    _rpc_results[msg.id] = {
+                        'result': None,
+                        'event': trio.Event()
+                    }
+
+                _rpc_results[msg.id]['result'] = msg
+                _rpc_results[msg.id]['event'].set()
+
+
+        n.start_soon(_recv_task)
+        yield json_rpc
+        n.cancel_scope.cancel()