diff --git a/piker/brokers/kraken/broker.py b/piker/brokers/kraken/broker.py
index 46fa9d78..44f82ad8 100644
--- a/piker/brokers/kraken/broker.py
+++ b/piker/brokers/kraken/broker.py
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ async def handle_order_requests(
     token: str,
     emsflow: dict[str, list[MsgUnion]],
     ids: bidict[str, int],
+    reqids2txids: dict[int, str],
 
 ) -> None:
     '''
@@ -97,6 +98,23 @@ async def handle_order_requests(
     async for msg in ems_order_stream:
         log.info(f'Rx order msg:\n{pformat(msg)}')
         match msg:
+            case {
+                'action': 'cancel',
+            }:
+                cancel = BrokerdCancel(**msg)
+                last = emsflow[cancel.oid]
+                reqid = ids[cancel.oid]
+                txid = reqids2txids[reqid]
+
+                # call ws api to cancel:
+                # https://docs.kraken.com/websockets/#message-cancelOrder
+                await ws.send_msg({
+                    'event': 'cancelOrder',
+                    'token': token,
+                    'reqid': reqid,
+                    'txid': [txid],  # should be txid from submission
+                })
+
             case {
                 'account': 'kraken.spot' as account,
                 'action': action,
@@ -109,10 +127,9 @@ async def handle_order_requests(
                 if order.oid in ids:
                     ep = 'editOrder'
                     reqid = ids[order.oid]  # integer not txid
-                    last = emsflow[order.oid][-1]
-                    assert last.reqid == order.reqid
+                    txid = reqids2txids[reqid]
                     extra = {
-                        'orderid': last.reqid,  # txid
+                        'orderid': txid,  # txid
                     }
 
                 else:
@@ -159,23 +176,6 @@ async def handle_order_requests(
                 # placehold for sanity checking in relay loop
                 emsflow.setdefault(order.oid, []).append(order)
 
-            case {
-                'account': 'kraken.spot' as account,
-                'action': 'cancel',
-            }:
-                cancel = BrokerdCancel(**msg)
-                assert cancel.oid in emsflow
-                reqid = ids[cancel.oid]
-
-                # call ws api to cancel:
-                # https://docs.kraken.com/websockets/#message-cancelOrder
-                await ws.send_msg({
-                    'event': 'cancelOrder',
-                    'token': token,
-                    'reqid': reqid,
-                    'txid': [cancel.reqid],  # should be txid from submission
-                })
-
             case _:
                 account = msg.get('account')
                 if account != 'kraken.spot':
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ async def trades_dialogue(
 
             # 2way map for ems ids to kraken int reqids..
             ids: bidict[str, int] = bidict()
+            reqids2txids: dict[int, str] = {}
 
             # task for processing inbound requests from ems
             n.start_soon(
@@ -337,14 +338,17 @@ async def trades_dialogue(
                 token,
                 emsflow,
                 ids,
+                reqids2txids,
             )
 
             # enter relay loop
             await handle_order_updates(
+                ws,
                 stream,
                 ems_stream,
                 emsflow,
                 ids,
+                reqids2txids,
                 trans,
                 acctid,
                 acc_name,
@@ -353,10 +357,12 @@ async def trades_dialogue(
 
 
 async def handle_order_updates(
-    ws_stream: NoBsWs,
+    ws: NoBsWs,
+    ws_stream: AsyncIterator,
     ems_stream: tractor.MsgStream,
     emsflow: dict[str, list[MsgUnion]],
     ids: bidict[str, int],
+    reqids2txids: dict[int, str],
     trans: list[pp.Transaction],
     acctid: str,
     acc_name: str,
@@ -552,7 +558,29 @@ async def handle_order_updates(
                             submit_vlm = rest.get('vol', 0)
                             exec_vlm = rest.get('vol_exec', 0)
 
-                            oid = ids.inverse[reqid]
+                            reqids2txids[reqid] = txid
+
+                            oid = ids.inverse.get(reqid)
+                            if not oid:
+                                # TODO: handle these and relay them
+                                # through the EMS to the client / UI
+                                # side!
+                                log.warning(
+                                    f'Received active order {txid}:\n'
+                                    f'{update_msg}\n'
+                                    'Cancelling order for now!..'
+                                )
+
+                                # call ws api to cancel:
+                                # https://docs.kraken.com/websockets/#message-cancelOrder
+                                await ws.send_msg({
+                                    'event': 'cancelOrder',
+                                    'token': token,
+                                    'reqid': reqid,
+                                    'txid': [txid],
+                                })
+                                continue
+
                             msgs = emsflow[oid]
 
                             # send BrokerdStatus messages for all
@@ -591,6 +619,7 @@ async def handle_order_updates(
                 'event': etype,
                 'status': status,
                 'reqid': reqid,
+                **rest,
             } as event if (
                 etype in {
                     'addOrderStatus',
@@ -598,7 +627,18 @@ async def handle_order_updates(
                     'cancelOrderStatus',
                 }
             ):
-                oid = ids.inverse[reqid]
+                oid = ids.inverse.get(reqid)
+                if not oid:
+                    log.warning(
+                        'Unknown order status update?:\n'
+                        f'{event}'
+                    )
+                    continue
+
+                txid = rest.get('txid')
+                if txid:
+                    reqids2txids[reqid] = txid
+
                 msgs = emsflow[oid]
                 last = msgs[-1]
                 resps, errored = process_status(
@@ -608,19 +648,10 @@ async def handle_order_updates(
                     msgs,
                     last,
                 )
-                # if errored:
-                #     if we rx any error cancel the order again
-                #     await ws.send_msg({
-                #         'event': 'cancelOrder',
-                #         'token': token,
-                #         'reqid': reqid,
-                #         'txid': [last.reqid],  # txid from submission
-                #     })
-
                 if resps:
                     msgs.extend(resps)
                     for resp in resps:
-                        await ems_stream.send(resp.dict())
+                        await ems_stream.send(resp)
 
             case _:
                 log.warning(f'Unhandled trades update msg: {msg}')