diff --git a/piker/data/marketstore.py b/piker/data/marketstore.py
index 3edc1718..09bfd680 100644
--- a/piker/data/marketstore.py
+++ b/piker/data/marketstore.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 
 from .feed import maybe_open_feed
 from ..log import get_logger, get_console_log
+from .._profile import Profiler
 
 
 log = get_logger(__name__)
@@ -645,7 +646,7 @@ async def tsdb_history_update(
     #   * the original data feed arch blurb:
     #     - https://github.com/pikers/piker/issues/98
     #
-    profiler = pg.debug.Profiler(
+    profiler = Profiler(
         disabled=False,  # not pg_profile_enabled(),
         delayed=False,
     )
diff --git a/piker/fsp/_engine.py b/piker/fsp/_engine.py
index 5ba3d376..084ff510 100644
--- a/piker/fsp/_engine.py
+++ b/piker/fsp/_engine.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ from ._api import (
     _load_builtins,
     _Token,
 )
+from .._profile import Profiler
 
 log = get_logger(__name__)
 
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ async def fsp_compute(
 
 ) -> None:
 
-    profiler = pg.debug.Profiler(
+    profiler = Profiler(
         delayed=False,
         disabled=True
     )
@@ -262,7 +263,7 @@ async def cascade(
     destination shm array buffer.
 
     '''
-    profiler = pg.debug.Profiler(
+    profiler = Profiler(
         delayed=False,
         disabled=False
     )
diff --git a/piker/ui/_curve.py b/piker/ui/_curve.py
index ac5d12ca..548eaac5 100644
--- a/piker/ui/_curve.py
+++ b/piker/ui/_curve.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ from ._style import hcolor
 #     ds_m4,
 # )
 from ..log import get_logger
+from .._profile import Profiler
 
 
 log = get_logger(__name__)
@@ -331,7 +332,7 @@ class Curve(pg.GraphicsObject):
 
     ) -> None:
 
-        profiler = pg.debug.Profiler(
+        profiler = Profiler(
             msg=f'Curve.paint(): `{self._name}`',
             disabled=not pg_profile_enabled(),
             ms_threshold=ms_slower_then,
@@ -466,7 +467,7 @@ class StepCurve(Curve):
     def sub_paint(
         self,
         p: QPainter,
-        profiler: pg.debug.Profiler,
+        profiler: Profiler,
 
     ) -> None:
         # p.drawLines(*tuple(filter(bool, self._last_step_lines)))
diff --git a/piker/ui/_display.py b/piker/ui/_display.py
index b20b99c0..0a98b4a8 100644
--- a/piker/ui/_display.py
+++ b/piker/ui/_display.py
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ from .._profile import (
     ms_slower_then,
 )
 from ..log import get_logger
+from .._profile import Profiler
 
 log = get_logger(__name__)
 
@@ -441,7 +442,7 @@ def graphics_update_cycle(
     # TODO: just pass this as a direct ref to avoid so many attr accesses?
     hist_chart = ds.godwidget.hist_linked.chart
 
-    profiler = pg.debug.Profiler(
+    profiler = Profiler(
         msg=f'Graphics loop cycle for: `{chart.name}`',
         delayed=True,
         disabled=not pg_profile_enabled(),
diff --git a/piker/ui/_flows.py b/piker/ui/_flows.py
index 48bd89d0..175afe4f 100644
--- a/piker/ui/_flows.py
+++ b/piker/ui/_flows.py
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ from ._curve import (
     FlattenedOHLC,
 )
 from ..log import get_logger
+from .._profile import Profiler
 
 
 log = get_logger(__name__)
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ def render_baritems(
         int, int, np.ndarray,
         int, int, np.ndarray,
     ],
-    profiler: pg.debug.Profiler,
+    profiler: Profiler,
     **kwargs,
 
 ) -> None:
@@ -517,7 +518,7 @@ class Flow(msgspec.Struct):  # , frozen=True):
         render: bool = True,
         array_key: Optional[str] = None,
 
-        profiler: Optional[pg.debug.Profiler] = None,
+        profiler: Optional[Profiler] = None,
         do_append: bool = True,
 
         **kwargs,
@@ -528,7 +529,7 @@ class Flow(msgspec.Struct):  # , frozen=True):
         render to graphics.
 
         '''
-        profiler = pg.debug.Profiler(
+        profiler = Profiler(
             msg=f'Flow.update_graphics() for {self.name}',
             disabled=not pg_profile_enabled(),
             ms_threshold=4,
@@ -948,7 +949,7 @@ class Renderer(msgspec.Struct):
 
         new_read,
         array_key: str,
-        profiler: pg.debug.Profiler,
+        profiler: Profiler,
         uppx: float = 1,
 
         # redraw and ds flags
diff --git a/piker/ui/_interaction.py b/piker/ui/_interaction.py
index b9ac32ea..d6899b60 100644
--- a/piker/ui/_interaction.py
+++ b/piker/ui/_interaction.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import numpy as np
 import trio
 
 from ..log import get_logger
+from .._profile import Profiler
 from .._profile import pg_profile_enabled, ms_slower_then
 # from ._style import _min_points_to_show
 from ._editors import SelectRect
@@ -779,7 +780,7 @@ class ChartView(ViewBox):
         '''
         name = self.name
         # print(f'YRANGE ON {name}')
-        profiler = pg.debug.Profiler(
+        profiler = Profiler(
             msg=f'`ChartView._set_yrange()`: `{name}`',
             disabled=not pg_profile_enabled(),
             ms_threshold=ms_slower_then,
@@ -916,7 +917,7 @@ class ChartView(ViewBox):
         autoscale_overlays: bool = True,
     ):
 
-        profiler = pg.debug.Profiler(
+        profiler = Profiler(
             msg=f'ChartView.maybe_downsample_graphics() for {self.name}',
             disabled=not pg_profile_enabled(),