diff --git a/piker/fsp/_engine.py b/piker/fsp/_engine.py
index 7d47e05f..b7806719 100644
--- a/piker/fsp/_engine.py
+++ b/piker/fsp/_engine.py
@@ -484,7 +484,8 @@ async def cascade(
     # open a data feed stream with requested broker
     feed: Feed
     async with data.feed.maybe_open_feed(
-        [fqme],
+        fqmes=[fqme],
+        loglevel=loglevel,
 
         # TODO throttle tick outputs from *this* daemon since
         # it'll emit tons of ticks due to the throttle only
@@ -582,7 +583,8 @@ async def cascade(
                     # on every step msg received from the global `samplerd`
                     # service.
                     async with open_sample_stream(
-                        float(delay_s)
+                        period_s=float(delay_s),
+                        loglevel=loglevel,
                     ) as istream:
 
                         profiler(f'{func_name}: sample stream up')