diff --git a/piker/brokers/binance.py b/piker/brokers/binance.py
index 915902fb..cde20d3f 100644
--- a/piker/brokers/binance.py
+++ b/piker/brokers/binance.py
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@
 Binance backend
 
 """
-from contextlib import asynccontextmanager as acm
+from contextlib import (
+    asynccontextmanager as acm,
+    aclosing,
+)
 from datetime import datetime
 # from functools import lru_cache
 from decimal import Decimal
@@ -31,7 +34,6 @@ from typing import (
 )
 import time
 
-from trio_util import trio_async_generator
 import trio
 from trio_typing import TaskStatus
 import pendulum
@@ -39,7 +41,6 @@ import asks
 from fuzzywuzzy import process as fuzzy
 import numpy as np
 import tractor
-import wsproto
 
 from .._cacheables import async_lifo_cache
 from ..accounting._mktinfo import (
@@ -357,36 +358,16 @@ class AggTrade(Struct):
     M: bool  # Ignore
 
 
-@trio_async_generator
 async def stream_messages(
     ws: NoBsWs,
 ) -> AsyncGenerator[NoBsWs, dict]:
 
-    timeouts = 0
-    while True:
-
-        with trio.move_on_after(3) as cs:
-            msg = await ws.recv_msg()
-
-        if cs.cancelled_caught:
-
-            timeouts += 1
-            if timeouts > 2:
-                log.error("binance feed seems down and slow af? rebooting...")
-                try:
-                    await ws._connect()
-                except BaseException as err:
-                    assert err
-                    # Wut in the f#@$% is going on here.
-                    with trio.CancelScope(shield=True):
-                        await tractor.breakpoint()
-
-            continue
+    # TODO: match syntax here!
+    async for msg in ws:
 
         # for l1 streams binance doesn't add an event type field so
         # identify those messages by matching keys
         # https://binance-docs.github.io/apidocs/spot/en/#individual-symbol-book-ticker-streams
-
         if msg.get('u'):
             sym = msg['s']
             bid = float(msg['b'])
@@ -545,7 +526,7 @@ async def stream_quotes(
             )
 
         @acm
-        async def subscribe(ws: wsproto.WSConnection):
+        async def subscribe(ws: NoBsWs):
             # setup subs
 
             # trade data (aka L1)
@@ -591,7 +572,7 @@ async def stream_quotes(
             ) as ws,
 
             # avoid stream-gen closure from breaking trio..
-            stream_messages(ws) as msg_gen,
+            aclosing(stream_messages(ws)) as msg_gen,
         ):
             typ, quote = await anext(msg_gen)