diff --git a/piker/cli/__init__.py b/piker/cli/__init__.py
index 4fefaae6..fdecb818 100644
--- a/piker/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/piker/cli/__init__.py
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ def pikerd(
                 registry_addrs=regaddrs,
                 loglevel=loglevel,
                 debug_mode=pdb,
-                enable_transports=['uds'],
-                # enable_transports=['tcp'],
+                # enable_transports=['uds'],
+                enable_transports=['tcp'],
             ) as service_mngr,
         ):
             assert service_mngr