diff --git a/piker/brokers/kraken/broker.py b/piker/brokers/kraken/broker.py
index 7d2c3309..190d73b7 100644
--- a/piker/brokers/kraken/broker.py
+++ b/piker/brokers/kraken/broker.py
@@ -202,7 +202,10 @@ async def handle_order_requests(
 async def subscribe(
     ws: wsproto.WSConnection,
     token: str,
-    subs: list[str] = ['ownTrades', 'openOrders'],
+    subs: list[str] = [
+        'ownTrades',
+        'openOrders',
+    ],
 ):
     '''
     Setup ws api subscriptions:
@@ -603,10 +606,13 @@ async def handle_order_updates(
                             else:
                                 vlm = rest.get('vol_exec', 0)
 
-                            reqid = reqids2txids.inverse[txid]
-
+                            reqid = reqids2txids.inverse.get(txid)
                             oid = ids.inverse.get(reqid)
-                            if not oid:
+
+                            if (
+                                status == 'open'
+                                and oid is None  # a non-ems-active order
+                            ):
                                 # TODO: handle these and relay them
                                 # through the EMS to the client / UI
                                 # side!
@@ -621,13 +627,11 @@ async def handle_order_updates(
                                 await ws.send_msg({
                                     'event': 'cancelOrder',
                                     'token': token,
-                                    'reqid': reqid,
+                                    'reqid': reqid or 0,
                                     'txid': [txid],
                                 })
                                 continue
 
-                            msgs = emsflow[oid]
-
                             # send BrokerdStatus messages for all
                             # order state updates
                             resp = BrokerdStatus(
@@ -655,7 +659,11 @@ async def handle_order_updates(
                                     {'name': 'kraken'}, **update_msg
                                 ),
                             )
-                            msgs.append(resp)
+
+                            # TODO: use collections.ChainMap here
+                            # msgs = emsflow[oid]
+                            # msgs.append(resp)
+
                             await ems_stream.send(resp)
 
                         # fill event.