diff --git a/piker/brokers/ib/broker.py b/piker/brokers/ib/broker.py
index 7cd857d7..fa94044c 100644
--- a/piker/brokers/ib/broker.py
+++ b/piker/brokers/ib/broker.py
@@ -342,12 +342,6 @@ async def update_and_audit_msgs(
         # retreive equivalent ib reported position message
         # for comparison/audit versus the piker equivalent
         # breakeven pp calcs.
-        # if (
-        #     acctid == 'reg'
-        #     and bs_mktid == 36285627
-        # ):
-        #     await tractor.breakpoint()
-
         ibppmsg = cids2pps.get((acctid, bs_mktid))
 
         if ibppmsg:
@@ -777,15 +771,15 @@ async def emit_pp_update(
     proxies: dict,
     cids2pps: dict,
 
-    ledgers,
-    tables,
+    ledgers: dict[str, dict[str, Any]],
+    tables: dict[str, PpTable],
 
 ) -> None:
 
     # compute and relay incrementally updated piker pp
     accounts_def_inv: bidict[str, str] = accounts_def.inverse
-    acctid = accounts_def_inv[trade_entry['execution']['acctNumber']]
-    proxy = proxies[acctid]
+    fq_acctid = accounts_def_inv[trade_entry['execution']['acctNumber']]
+    proxy = proxies[fq_acctid]
     (
         records_by_acct,
         api_to_ledger_entries,
@@ -794,9 +788,10 @@ async def emit_pp_update(
         proxy,
         accounts_def_inv,
     )
-    trans = records_by_acct[acctid]
+    trans = records_by_acct[fq_acctid]
     r = list(trans.values())[0]
 
+    acctid = fq_acctid.strip('ib.')
     table = tables[acctid]
     table.update_from_trans(trans)
     active, closed = table.dump_active()
@@ -804,7 +799,11 @@ async def emit_pp_update(
     # NOTE: update ledger with all new trades
     for acctid, trades_by_id in api_to_ledger_entries.items():
         ledger = ledgers[acctid]
-        ledger.update(trades_by_id)
+
+        for tid, tdict in trades_by_id.items():
+            # NOTE: don't override flex/previous entries with new API
+            # ones, just update with new fields!
+            ledger.setdefaults(tid, {}).update(tdict)
 
     # generate pp msgs and cross check with ib's positions data, relay
     # re-formatted pps as msgs to the ems.
@@ -909,8 +908,8 @@ async def deliver_trade_events(
                 # https://github.com/erdewit/ib_insync/issues/363
                 # acctid = accounts_def.inverse[trade.order.account]
 
-                # # double check there is no error when
-                # # cancelling.. gawwwd
+                # double check there is no error when
+                # cancelling.. gawwwd
                 # if ib_status_key == 'cancelled':
                 #     last_log = trade.log[-1]
                 #     if (
@@ -1050,6 +1049,7 @@ async def deliver_trade_events(
                         accounts_def,
                         proxies,
                         cids2pps,
+
                         ledgers,
                         tables,
                     )
@@ -1084,6 +1084,7 @@ async def deliver_trade_events(
                         accounts_def,
                         proxies,
                         cids2pps,
+
                         ledgers,
                         tables,
                     )
@@ -1145,7 +1146,7 @@ async def deliver_trade_events(
 def norm_trade_records(
     ledger: dict[str, Any],
 
-) -> list[Transaction]:
+) -> dict[str, Transaction]:
     '''
     Normalize a flex report or API retrieved executions
     ledger into our standard record format.
@@ -1275,7 +1276,7 @@ def norm_trade_records(
                 cost=comms,
                 dt=dt,
                 expiry=expiry,
-                bs_mktid=conid,
+                bs_mktid=str(conid),
             ),
             key=lambda t: t.dt
         )