diff --git a/piker/brokers/kraken/broker.py b/piker/brokers/kraken/broker.py
index d32b6321..1c551343 100644
--- a/piker/brokers/kraken/broker.py
+++ b/piker/brokers/kraken/broker.py
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ from typing import (
     Union,
 )
 
-from async_generator import aclosing
 from bidict import bidict
 import pendulum
 import trio
@@ -672,11 +671,9 @@ async def trades_dialogue(
                         token=token,
                     ),
                 ) as ws,
-                aclosing(stream_messages(ws)) as stream,
+                stream_messages(ws) as stream,
                 trio.open_nursery() as nurse,
             ):
-                stream = stream_messages(ws)
-
                 # task for processing inbound requests from ems
                 nurse.start_soon(
                     handle_order_requests,
diff --git a/piker/brokers/kraken/feed.py b/piker/brokers/kraken/feed.py
index e37fdb49..5ea96e28 100644
--- a/piker/brokers/kraken/feed.py
+++ b/piker/brokers/kraken/feed.py
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ class OHLC(Struct):
     ticks: list[Any] = []
 
 
+@trio_async_generator
 async def stream_messages(
     ws: NoBsWs,
 ):
@@ -133,63 +134,64 @@ async def process_data_feed_msgs(
     Parse and pack data feed messages.
 
     '''
-    async for msg in stream_messages(ws):
-        match msg:
-            case {
-                'errorMessage': errmsg
-            }:
-                raise BrokerError(errmsg)
+    async with stream_messages(ws) as ws_stream:
+        async for msg in ws_stream:
+            match msg:
+                case {
+                    'errorMessage': errmsg
+                }:
+                    raise BrokerError(errmsg)
 
-            case {
-                'event': 'subscriptionStatus',
-            } as sub:
-                log.info(
-                    'WS subscription is active:\n'
-                    f'{sub}'
-                )
-                continue
-
-            case [
-                chan_id,
-                *payload_array,
-                chan_name,
-                pair
-            ]:
-                if 'ohlc' in chan_name:
-                    ohlc = OHLC(
-                        chan_id,
-                        chan_name,
-                        pair,
-                        *payload_array[0]
+                case {
+                    'event': 'subscriptionStatus',
+                } as sub:
+                    log.info(
+                        'WS subscription is active:\n'
+                        f'{sub}'
                     )
-                    ohlc.typecast()
-                    yield 'ohlc', ohlc
+                    continue
 
-                elif 'spread' in chan_name:
+                case [
+                    chan_id,
+                    *payload_array,
+                    chan_name,
+                    pair
+                ]:
+                    if 'ohlc' in chan_name:
+                        ohlc = OHLC(
+                            chan_id,
+                            chan_name,
+                            pair,
+                            *payload_array[0]
+                        )
+                        ohlc.typecast()
+                        yield 'ohlc', ohlc
 
-                    bid, ask, ts, bsize, asize = map(
-                        float, payload_array[0])
+                    elif 'spread' in chan_name:
 
-                    # TODO: really makes you think IB has a horrible API...
-                    quote = {
-                        'symbol': pair.replace('/', ''),
-                        'ticks': [
-                            {'type': 'bid', 'price': bid, 'size': bsize},
-                            {'type': 'bsize', 'price': bid, 'size': bsize},
+                        bid, ask, ts, bsize, asize = map(
+                            float, payload_array[0])
 
-                            {'type': 'ask', 'price': ask, 'size': asize},
-                            {'type': 'asize', 'price': ask, 'size': asize},
-                        ],
-                    }
-                    yield 'l1', quote
+                        # TODO: really makes you think IB has a horrible API...
+                        quote = {
+                            'symbol': pair.replace('/', ''),
+                            'ticks': [
+                                {'type': 'bid', 'price': bid, 'size': bsize},
+                                {'type': 'bsize', 'price': bid, 'size': bsize},
 
-                # elif 'book' in msg[-2]:
-                #     chan_id, *payload_array, chan_name, pair = msg
-                #     print(msg)
+                                {'type': 'ask', 'price': ask, 'size': asize},
+                                {'type': 'asize', 'price': ask, 'size': asize},
+                            ],
+                        }
+                        yield 'l1', quote
 
-            case _:
-                print(f'UNHANDLED MSG: {msg}')
-                # yield msg
+                    # elif 'book' in msg[-2]:
+                    #     chan_id, *payload_array, chan_name, pair = msg
+                    #     print(msg)
+
+                case _:
+                    print(f'UNHANDLED MSG: {msg}')
+                    # yield msg
 
 
 def normalize(