diff --git a/piker/brokers/kucoin.py b/piker/brokers/kucoin.py
index ee7c04f7..50222fa5 100644
--- a/piker/brokers/kucoin.py
+++ b/piker/brokers/kucoin.py
@@ -164,10 +164,7 @@ class Client:
         config: BrokerConfig | None = get_config()
 
         if (
-            config
-            and float(config.key_id)
-            and config.key_secret
-            and config.key_passphrase
+            config and config.key_id and config.key_secret and config.key_passphrase
         ):
             self._authenticated = True
             self._key_id = config.key_id