diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2760570c..78ac0eb2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -141,9 +141,9 @@ pyqtgraph = { git = "https://github.com/pikers/pyqtgraph.git" }
 asyncvnc = { git = "https://github.com/pikers/asyncvnc.git", branch = "main" }
 tomlkit = { git = "https://github.com/pikers/tomlkit.git", branch ="piker_pin" }
 
-tractor = { git = "https://github.com/goodboy/tractor.git", branch ="piker_pin" }
-# TODO, long term we should be synced to upstream proper!
-# tractor = { git = "https://pikers.dev/goodboy/tractor", branch = "main" }
+# TODO, long term we should be synced to upstream `main` branch!
+# tractor = { git = "https://github.com/goodboy/tractor.git", branch ="piker_pin" }
+tractor = { git = "https://pikers.dev/goodboy/tractor", branch = "piker_pin" }
 
 # goodboy's dev-env
 # XXX for @goodboy's hackin dev env, usually there's something new in
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 1a31fbb6..a09ac34d 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "tomli", specifier = ">=2.0.1,<3.0.0" },
     { name = "tomli-w", specifier = ">=1.0.0,<2.0.0" },
     { name = "tomlkit", git = "https://github.com/pikers/tomlkit.git?branch=piker_pin" },
-    { name = "tractor", git = "https://github.com/goodboy/tractor.git?branch=piker_pin" },
+    { name = "tractor", git = "https://pikers.dev/goodboy/tractor?branch=piker_pin" },
     { name = "trio", specifier = ">=0.27" },
     { name = "trio-typing", specifier = ">=0.10.0" },
     { name = "trio-util", specifier = ">=0.7.0,<0.8.0" },
@@ -1499,7 +1499,7 @@ source = { git = "https://github.com/pikers/tomlkit.git?branch=piker_pin#8e0239a
 [[package]]
 name = "tractor"
 version = "0.1.0a6.dev0"
-source = { git = "https://github.com/goodboy/tractor.git?branch=piker_pin#fee1ee315c15ff0299c31149283db018f18085b5" }
+source = { git = "https://pikers.dev/goodboy/tractor?branch=piker_pin#81c33bf550ce0d8c4bb37a7baf3ff90a7b8c6a10" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "bidict" },
     { name = "cffi" },