diff --git a/piker/brokers/ib/api.py b/piker/brokers/ib/api.py
index ae32b0ee..23222512 100644
--- a/piker/brokers/ib/api.py
+++ b/piker/brokers/ib/api.py
@@ -1250,6 +1250,12 @@ async def load_aio_clients(
 
         for i in range(connect_retries):
             try:
+                log.info(
+                    'Trying `ib_async` connect\n'
+                    f'{host}: {port}\n'
+                    f'clientId: {client_id}\n'
+                    f'timeout: {connect_timeout}\n'
+                )
                 await ib.connectAsync(
                     host,
                     port,
@@ -1367,7 +1373,9 @@ async def load_clients_for_trio(
     a ``tractor.to_asyncio.open_channel_from()``.
 
     '''
-    async with load_aio_clients() as accts2clients:
+    async with load_aio_clients(
+        disconnect_on_exit=False,
+    ) as accts2clients:
 
         to_trio.send_nowait(accts2clients)