diff --git a/piker/clearing/_client.py b/piker/clearing/_client.py
index 598f4f54..6138086c 100644
--- a/piker/clearing/_client.py
+++ b/piker/clearing/_client.py
@@ -137,8 +137,9 @@ def get_orders(
 
 
 # TODO: make this a ``tractor.msg.pub``
-async def send_order_cmds():
-    """Order streaming task: deliver orders transmitted from UI
+async def send_order_cmds(symbol_key: str):
+    """
+    Order streaming task: deliver orders transmitted from UI
     to downstream consumers.
 
     This is run in the UI actor (usually the one running Qt but could be
@@ -160,10 +161,18 @@ async def send_order_cmds():
     book._ready_to_receive.set()
 
     async for cmd in orders_stream:
+        print(cmd)
+        if cmd['symbol'] == symbol_key:
 
-        # send msg over IPC / wire
-        log.info(f'Send order cmd:\n{pformat(cmd)}')
-        yield cmd
+            # send msg over IPC / wire
+            log.info(f'Send order cmd:\n{pformat(cmd)}')
+            yield cmd
+        else:
+            # XXX BRUTAL HACKZORZES !!!
+            # re-insert for another consumer
+            # we need broadcast channelz...asap
+            # https://github.com/goodboy/tractor/issues/204
+            book._to_ems.send_nowait(cmd)
 
 
 @asynccontextmanager
diff --git a/piker/clearing/_ems.py b/piker/clearing/_ems.py
index 7cfd3a60..52fab921 100644
--- a/piker/clearing/_ems.py
+++ b/piker/clearing/_ems.py
@@ -675,7 +675,10 @@ async def _emsd_main(
                 # acting as an EMS client and will submit orders) to
                 # receive requests pushed over a tractor stream
                 # using (for now) an async generator.
-                order_stream = await portal.run(send_order_cmds)
+                order_stream = await portal.run(
+                    send_order_cmds,
+                    symbol_key=symbol,
+                )
 
                 # start inbound order request processing
                 await process_order_cmds(
diff --git a/piker/ui/order_mode.py b/piker/ui/order_mode.py
index 8b1d1a14..29efcd0f 100644
--- a/piker/ui/order_mode.py
+++ b/piker/ui/order_mode.py
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ async def start_order_mode(
     symbol: Symbol,
     brokername: str,
 ) -> None:
+
     # spawn EMS actor-service
     async with open_ems(
         brokername,