diff --git a/syndicate/broker/tf.rkt b/syndicate/broker/tf.rkt
index 90a2a55..0cc70fb 100644
--- a/syndicate/broker/tf.rkt
+++ b/syndicate/broker/tf.rkt
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@
 
 (define (relay node1 node2)
   (spawn #:name (list 'relay node1 node2)
-         (define node1-connid (string->symbol (format "~a->~a" node1 node2)))
-         (define node2-connid (string->symbol (format "~a->~a" node2 node1)))
+         (define node1-connid (string->symbol (format "~a(~a)" node1 node2)))
+         (define node2-connid (string->symbol (format "~a(~a)" node2 node1)))
          (field [pending1 '()]
                 [pending2 '()])