diff --git a/piker/clearing/_ems.py b/piker/clearing/_ems.py
index 57b044ad..5f08cfa5 100644
--- a/piker/clearing/_ems.py
+++ b/piker/clearing/_ems.py
@@ -702,6 +702,9 @@ async def translate_and_relay_brokerd_events(
             # a live flow now exists
             oid = entry.oid
 
+        # TODO: instead this should be our status set.
+        # ack, open, fill, closed, cancelled'
+
         resp = None
         broker_details = {}
 
diff --git a/piker/clearing/_messages.py b/piker/clearing/_messages.py
index e5813c78..c30ada54 100644
--- a/piker/clearing/_messages.py
+++ b/piker/clearing/_messages.py
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ class BrokerdStatus(Struct):
     # XXX: should be best effort set for every update
     account: str = ''
 
+    # TODO: instead (ack, pending, open, fill, clos(ed), cancelled)
     # {
     #   'submitted',
     #   'cancelled',
diff --git a/piker/ui/order_mode.py b/piker/ui/order_mode.py
index ce08a64c..d7db1bee 100644
--- a/piker/ui/order_mode.py
+++ b/piker/ui/order_mode.py
@@ -843,16 +843,25 @@ async def process_trades_and_update_ui(
         # resp to 'cancel' request or error condition
         # for action request
         elif resp in (
-            'broker_cancelled',
             'broker_inactive',
             'broker_errored',
+        ):
+            # delete level line from view
+            mode.on_cancel(oid)
+            broker_msg = msg['brokerd_msg']
+            log.error(
+                f'Order {oid}->{resp} with:\n{pformat(broker_msg)}'
+            )
+
+        elif resp in (
+            'broker_cancelled',
             'dark_cancelled'
         ):
             # delete level line from view
             mode.on_cancel(oid)
             broker_msg = msg['brokerd_msg']
-            log.warning(
-                f'Order {oid} failed with:\n{pformat(broker_msg)}'
+            log.cancel(
+                f'Order {oid}->{resp} with:\n{pformat(broker_msg)}'
             )
 
         elif resp in (