diff --git a/piker/brokers/kraken.py b/piker/brokers/kraken.py
index c2db0be9..0dbab324 100644
--- a/piker/brokers/kraken.py
+++ b/piker/brokers/kraken.py
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ async def get_client() -> Client:
     yield client
 
 
+@tractor.context
 async def open_symbol_search(
     ctx: tractor.Context,
 ) -> Client: