diff --git a/daemon/src/routes_taker.rs b/daemon/src/routes_taker.rs
index f8c26de..1537942 100644
--- a/daemon/src/routes_taker.rs
+++ b/daemon/src/routes_taker.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use tokio::select;
 use tokio::sync::watch;
+use xtra::prelude::MessageChannel;
 use xtra::Address;
 
 #[rocket::get("/feed")]
@@ -104,14 +105,13 @@ pub struct CfdOrderRequest {
 #[rocket::post("/cfd/order", data = "<cfd_order_request>")]
 pub async fn post_order_request(
     cfd_order_request: Json<CfdOrderRequest>,
-    cfd_actor_inbox: &State<Address<taker_cfd::Actor>>,
+    take_offer_channel: &State<Box<dyn MessageChannel<taker_cfd::TakeOffer>>>,
 ) {
-    cfd_actor_inbox
-        .do_send_async(taker_cfd::TakeOffer {
+    take_offer_channel
+        .do_send(taker_cfd::TakeOffer {
             order_id: cfd_order_request.order_id,
             quantity: cfd_order_request.quantity,
         })
-        .await
         .expect("actor to always be available");
 }
 
diff --git a/daemon/src/taker.rs b/daemon/src/taker.rs
index fa87db4..3bbdbe9 100644
--- a/daemon/src/taker.rs
+++ b/daemon/src/taker.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 use tokio::sync::watch;
 use tokio_util::codec::FramedRead;
 use tracing_subscriber::filter::LevelFilter;
+use xtra::prelude::MessageChannel;
 use xtra::spawn::TokioGlobalSpawnExt;
 use xtra::Actor;
 
@@ -264,7 +265,12 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
                     .await
                     .unwrap();
 
-                Ok(rocket.manage(cfd_actor_inbox).manage(cfd_feed_receiver))
+                let take_offer_channel =
+                    MessageChannel::<taker_cfd::TakeOffer>::clone_channel(&cfd_actor_inbox);
+                Ok(rocket
+                    .manage(take_offer_channel)
+                    .manage(cfd_actor_inbox)
+                    .manage(cfd_feed_receiver))
             },
         ))
         .mount(