diff --git a/piker/pp.py b/piker/pp.py
index 33040654fb..6dc5c2ce71 100644
--- a/piker/pp.py
+++ b/piker/pp.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 '''
 from __future__ import annotations
 from contextlib import contextmanager as cm
+from pathlib import Path
 from decimal import Decimal, ROUND_HALF_EVEN
 from pprint import pformat
 import os
@@ -198,11 +199,9 @@ def to_pretoml(self) -> tuple[str, dict]:
         sym_info = s.broker_info[broker]
 
         d['symbol'] = {
-            'info': {
-                'asset_type': sym_info['asset_type'],
-                'price_tick_size': sym_info['price_tick_size'],
-                'lot_tick_size': sym_info['lot_tick_size']
-            }
+            'asset_type': sym_info['asset_type'],
+            'price_tick_size': sym_info['price_tick_size'],
+            'lot_tick_size': sym_info['lot_tick_size']
         }
 
         if self.expiry is None:
@@ -693,25 +692,32 @@ def write_config(self) -> None:
         '''
         # TODO: show diff output?
         # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12956957/print-diff-of-python-dictionaries
-        log.info(f'Updating ``pps.toml`` for {path}:\n')
         # active, closed_pp_objs = table.dump_active()
         pp_entries = self.to_toml()
-        log.info(f'Current positions:\n{pp_entries}')
-        self.conf[self.brokername][self.acctid] = pp_entries
-
-        # TODO: why tf haven't they already done this for inline
-        # tables smh..
-        enc = PpsEncoder(preserve=True)
-        # table_bs_type = type(toml.TomlDecoder().get_empty_inline_table())
-        enc.dump_funcs[
-            toml.decoder.InlineTableDict
-        ] = enc.dump_inline_table
-
-        config.write(
-            self.conf,
-            'pps',
-            encoder=enc,
-        )
+        if pp_entries:
+            log.info(f'Updating ``pps.toml`` for {path}:\n')
+            log.info(f'Current positions:\n{pp_entries}')
+            self.conf[self.brokername][self.acctid] = pp_entries
+
+            # TODO: why tf haven't they already done this for inline
+            # tables smh..
+            enc = PpsEncoder(preserve=True)
+            # table_bs_type = type(toml.TomlDecoder().get_empty_inline_table())
+            enc.dump_funcs[
+                toml.decoder.InlineTableDict
+            ] = enc.dump_inline_table
+
+            config.write(
+                self.conf,
+                'pps',
+                encoder=enc,
+            )
+
+        else:
+            pp_path = Path(config.get_conf_path('pps'))
+            if pp_path.is_file():
+                log.warning(f'pp_entries empty, removing pps.toml...')
+                pp_path.unlink()
 
 
 def load_pps_from_ledger(
@@ -972,7 +978,8 @@ def open_pps(
             expiry = pendulum.parse(expiry)
 
         pp = pp_objs[bsuid] = Position(
-            Symbol.from_fqsn(fqsn, info={}),
+            Symbol.from_fqsn(
+                fqsn, entry['symbol']),
             size=size,
             ppu=ppu,
             split_ratio=split_ratio,