diff --git a/piker/brokers/deribit/api.py b/piker/brokers/deribit/api.py
index e1550ec5..f8c31bda 100644
--- a/piker/brokers/deribit/api.py
+++ b/piker/brokers/deribit/api.py
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ import pendulum
 import asks
 from fuzzywuzzy import process as fuzzy
 import numpy as np
-from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+from piker.data.types import Struct
 
 from .._util import resproc
 
@@ -33,10 +34,6 @@ from piker.log import get_logger
 
 from cryptofeed.symbols import Symbol
 
-_spawn_kwargs = {
-    'infect_asyncio': True,
-}
-
 log = get_logger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -56,7 +53,7 @@ _ohlc_dtype = [
 ]
 
 
-class JSONRPCResult(BaseModel):
+class JSONRPCResult(Struct):
     jsonrpc: str = '2.0'
     result: dict 
     usIn: int 
@@ -65,7 +62,7 @@ class JSONRPCResult(BaseModel):
     testnet: bool
 
 
-class KLinesResult(BaseModel):
+class KLinesResult(Struct):
     close: List[float]
     cost: List[float]
     high: List[float]
@@ -75,12 +72,7 @@ class KLinesResult(BaseModel):
     ticks: List[int]
     volume: List[float]
 
-
-class KLines(JSONRPCResult):
-    result: KLinesResult
-
-
-class Trade(BaseModel):
+class Trade(Struct):
     trade_seq: int
     trade_id: str
     timestamp: int
@@ -93,13 +85,10 @@ class Trade(BaseModel):
     direction: str
     amount: float
 
-class LastTradesResult(BaseModel):
+class LastTradesResult(Struct):
     trades: List[Trade]
     has_more: bool
 
-class LastTrades(JSONRPCResult):
-    result: LastTradesResult
-
 
 # convert datetime obj timestamp to unixtime in milliseconds
 def deribit_timestamp(when):
@@ -216,9 +205,9 @@ class Client:
             }
         )
 
-        klines = KLines(**response)
+        klines = JSONRPCResult(**response)
     
-        result = klines.result
+        result = KLinesResult(**klines.result)
         new_bars = []
         for i in range(len(result.close)):
 
@@ -256,7 +245,7 @@ class Client:
             }
         )
 
-        return LastTrades(**response)
+        return LastTradesResult(**(JSONRPCResult(**response).result))
 
 
 @acm
diff --git a/piker/brokers/deribit/feed.py b/piker/brokers/deribit/feed.py
index 47c742b3..59e2571f 100644
--- a/piker/brokers/deribit/feed.py
+++ b/piker/brokers/deribit/feed.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ from cryptofeed.defines import (
 )
 from cryptofeed.symbols import Symbol
 
-from .api import Client
+from .api import Client, Trade
 
 _spawn_kwargs = {
     'infect_asyncio': True,
@@ -65,8 +65,10 @@ def get_config() -> dict[str, Any]:
         return {}
 
     conf['log'] = {}
-    conf['log']['filename'] = '/tmp/feedhandler.log'
-    conf['log']['level'] = 'WARNING'
+    conf['log']['disabled'] = True
+
+#    conf['log']['filename'] = '/tmp/feedhandler.log'
+#    conf['log']['level'] = 'WARNING'
 
     return conf 
 
@@ -299,8 +301,8 @@ async def stream_quotes(
         # keep client cached for real-time section
         cache = await client.cache_symbols()
 
-        last_trade = (await client.last_trades(
-            cb_sym_to_deribit_inst(nsym), count=1)).result.trades[0]
+        last_trade = Trade(**(await client.last_trades(
+            cb_sym_to_deribit_inst(nsym), count=1)).trades[0])
 
         first_quote = {
             'symbol': sym,