diff --git a/piker/cli/__init__.py b/piker/cli/__init__.py
index bf26d5ab..833834db 100644
--- a/piker/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/piker/cli/__init__.py
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ def services(config, tl, ports):
                 name='service_query',
                 loglevel=config['loglevel'] if tl else None,
             ),
-            tractor.get_arbiter(
+            tractor.get_registry(
                 host=host,
                 port=ports[0]
             ) as portal