diff --git a/console-dbus.c b/console-dbus.c
index d9b8689..220d3e0 100644
--- a/console-dbus.c
+++ b/console-dbus.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 	int i;
 	int rc;
 
-	tty_init_termios(console);
+	tty_init_termios(console->server);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < console->n_handlers; i++) {
 		const struct handler_type *type;
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		rc = type->baudrate(handler, console->tty.uart.baud);
+		rc = type->baudrate(handler, console->server->tty.uart.baud);
 		if (rc) {
 			warnx("Can't set terminal baudrate for handler %s",
 			      type->name);
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	assert(console->tty.type == TTY_DEVICE_UART);
-	console->tty.uart.baud = speed;
+	assert(console->server->tty.type == TTY_DEVICE_UART);
+	console->server->tty.uart.baud = speed;
 	tty_change_baudrate(console);
 
 	sd_bus_emit_properties_changed(bus, path, interface, property, NULL);
@@ -99,13 +99,14 @@
 			    sd_bus_error *error __attribute__((unused)))
 {
 	struct console *console = userdata;
+	struct console_server *server = console->server;
 	uint64_t baudrate;
 	int r;
 
-	assert(console->tty.type == TTY_DEVICE_UART);
-	baudrate = parse_baud_to_int(console->tty.uart.baud);
+	assert(server->tty.type == TTY_DEVICE_UART);
+	baudrate = parse_baud_to_int(server->tty.uart.baud);
 	if (!baudrate) {
-		warnx("Invalid baud rate: '%d'", console->tty.uart.baud);
+		warnx("Invalid baud rate: '%d'", server->tty.uart.baud);
 	}
 
 	r = sd_bus_message_append(reply, "t", baudrate);
@@ -190,7 +191,7 @@
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (console->tty.type == TTY_DEVICE_UART) {
+	if (console->server->tty.type == TTY_DEVICE_UART) {
 		/* Register UART interface */
 		r = sd_bus_add_object_vtable(console->bus, NULL, obj_name,
 					     UART_INTF, console_uart_vtable,
diff --git a/console-server.c b/console-server.c
index d81b3b9..fa61e71 100644
--- a/console-server.c
+++ b/console-server.c
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@
 		progname);
 }
 
-/* populates console->tty.dev and console->tty.sysfs_devnode, using the tty kernel name */
-static int tty_find_device(struct console *console)
+/* populates server->tty.dev and server->tty.sysfs_devnode, using the tty kernel name */
+static int tty_find_device(struct console_server *server)
 {
 	char *tty_class_device_link = NULL;
 	char *tty_path_input_real = NULL;
@@ -74,23 +74,23 @@
 	char *tty_path_input = NULL;
 	int rc;
 
-	console->tty.type = TTY_DEVICE_UNDEFINED;
+	server->tty.type = TTY_DEVICE_UNDEFINED;
 
-	assert(console->tty.kname);
-	if (!strlen(console->tty.kname)) {
+	assert(server->tty.kname);
+	if (!strlen(server->tty.kname)) {
 		warnx("TTY kname must not be empty");
 		rc = -1;
 		goto out_free;
 	}
 
-	if (console->tty.kname[0] == '/') {
-		tty_path_input = strdup(console->tty.kname);
+	if (server->tty.kname[0] == '/') {
+		tty_path_input = strdup(server->tty.kname);
 		if (!tty_path_input) {
 			rc = -1;
 			goto out_free;
 		}
 	} else {
-		rc = asprintf(&tty_path_input, "/dev/%s", console->tty.kname);
+		rc = asprintf(&tty_path_input, "/dev/%s", server->tty.kname);
 		if (rc < 0) {
 			goto out_free;
 		}
@@ -110,15 +110,15 @@
 	 * https://amboar.github.io/notes/2023/05/02/testing-obmc-console-with-socat.html
 	 */
 	if (!strncmp(DEV_PTS_PATH, tty_path_input_real, strlen(DEV_PTS_PATH))) {
-		console->tty.type = TTY_DEVICE_PTY;
-		console->tty.dev = strdup(console->tty.kname);
-		rc = console->tty.dev ? 0 : -1;
+		server->tty.type = TTY_DEVICE_PTY;
+		server->tty.dev = strdup(server->tty.kname);
+		rc = server->tty.dev ? 0 : -1;
 		goto out_free;
 	}
 
 	tty_kname_real = basename(tty_path_input_real);
 	if (!tty_kname_real) {
-		warn("Can't find real name for %s", console->tty.kname);
+		warn("Can't find real name for %s", server->tty.kname);
 		rc = -1;
 		goto out_free;
 	}
@@ -146,13 +146,13 @@
 		warn("Can't find parent device for %s", tty_kname_real);
 	}
 
-	rc = asprintf(&console->tty.dev, "/dev/%s", tty_kname_real);
+	rc = asprintf(&server->tty.dev, "/dev/%s", tty_kname_real);
 	if (rc < 0) {
 		goto out_free;
 	}
 
 	// Default to non-VUART
-	console->tty.type = TTY_DEVICE_UART;
+	server->tty.type = TTY_DEVICE_UART;
 
 	/* Arbitrarily pick an attribute to differentiate UART vs VUART */
 	if (tty_sysfs_devnode) {
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@
 
 		rc = access(tty_vuart_lpc_addr, F_OK);
 		if (!rc) {
-			console->tty.type = TTY_DEVICE_VUART;
-			console->tty.vuart.sysfs_devnode =
+			server->tty.type = TTY_DEVICE_VUART;
+			server->tty.vuart.sysfs_devnode =
 				strdup(tty_sysfs_devnode);
 		}
 	}
@@ -183,20 +183,20 @@
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int tty_set_sysfs_attr(struct console *console, const char *name,
+static int tty_set_sysfs_attr(struct console_server *server, const char *name,
 			      int value)
 {
 	char *path;
 	FILE *fp;
 	int rc;
 
-	assert(console->tty.type == TTY_DEVICE_VUART);
+	assert(server->tty.type == TTY_DEVICE_VUART);
 
-	if (!console->tty.vuart.sysfs_devnode) {
+	if (!server->tty.vuart.sysfs_devnode) {
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	rc = asprintf(&path, "%s/%s", console->tty.vuart.sysfs_devnode, name);
+	rc = asprintf(&path, "%s/%s", server->tty.vuart.sysfs_devnode, name);
 	if (rc < 0) {
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
 	fp = fopen(path, "w");
 	if (!fp) {
 		warn("Can't access attribute %s on device %s", name,
-		     console->tty.kname);
+		     server->tty.kname);
 		rc = -1;
 		goto out_free;
 	}
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
 	rc = fprintf(fp, "0x%x", value);
 	if (rc < 0) {
 		warn("Error writing to %s attribute of device %s", name,
-		     console->tty.kname);
+		     server->tty.kname);
 	}
 	fclose(fp);
 
@@ -225,20 +225,20 @@
 /**
  * Set termios attributes on the console tty.
  */
-void tty_init_termios(struct console *console)
+void tty_init_termios(struct console_server *server)
 {
 	struct termios termios;
 	int rc;
 
-	rc = tcgetattr(console->tty.fd, &termios);
+	rc = tcgetattr(server->tty.fd, &termios);
 	if (rc) {
 		warn("Can't read tty termios");
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (console->tty.type == TTY_DEVICE_UART && console->tty.uart.baud) {
-		if (cfsetspeed(&termios, console->tty.uart.baud) < 0) {
-			warn("Couldn't set speeds for %s", console->tty.kname);
+	if (server->tty.type == TTY_DEVICE_UART && server->tty.uart.baud) {
+		if (cfsetspeed(&termios, server->tty.uart.baud) < 0) {
+			warn("Couldn't set speeds for %s", server->tty.kname);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -247,57 +247,57 @@
 	 */
 	cfmakeraw(&termios);
 
-	rc = tcsetattr(console->tty.fd, TCSANOW, &termios);
+	rc = tcsetattr(server->tty.fd, TCSANOW, &termios);
 	if (rc) {
-		warn("Can't set terminal options for %s", console->tty.kname);
+		warn("Can't set terminal options for %s", server->tty.kname);
 	}
 }
 
 /**
  * Open and initialise the serial device
  */
-static void tty_init_vuart_io(struct console *console)
+static void tty_init_vuart_io(struct console_server *server)
 {
-	assert(console->tty.type == TTY_DEVICE_VUART);
+	assert(server->tty.type == TTY_DEVICE_VUART);
 
-	if (console->tty.vuart.sirq) {
-		tty_set_sysfs_attr(console, "sirq", console->tty.vuart.sirq);
+	if (server->tty.vuart.sirq) {
+		tty_set_sysfs_attr(server, "sirq", server->tty.vuart.sirq);
 	}
 
-	if (console->tty.vuart.lpc_addr) {
-		tty_set_sysfs_attr(console, "lpc_address",
-				   console->tty.vuart.lpc_addr);
+	if (server->tty.vuart.lpc_addr) {
+		tty_set_sysfs_attr(server, "lpc_address",
+				   server->tty.vuart.lpc_addr);
 	}
 }
 
-static int tty_init_io(struct console *console)
+static int tty_init_io(struct console_server *server)
 {
-	console->tty.fd = open(console->tty.dev, O_RDWR);
-	if (console->tty.fd <= 0) {
-		warn("Can't open tty %s", console->tty.dev);
+	server->tty.fd = open(server->tty.dev, O_RDWR);
+	if (server->tty.fd <= 0) {
+		warn("Can't open tty %s", server->tty.dev);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	/* Disable character delay. We may want to later enable this when
 	 * we detect larger amounts of data
 	 */
-	fcntl(console->tty.fd, F_SETFL, FNDELAY);
+	fcntl(server->tty.fd, F_SETFL, FNDELAY);
 
-	tty_init_termios(console);
+	tty_init_termios(server);
 
-	console->pollfds[console->n_pollers].fd = console->tty.fd;
-	console->pollfds[console->n_pollers].events = POLLIN;
+	server->active->pollfds[server->active->n_pollers].fd = server->tty.fd;
+	server->active->pollfds[server->active->n_pollers].events = POLLIN;
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int tty_init_vuart(struct console *console, struct config *config)
+static int tty_init_vuart(struct console_server *server, struct config *config)
 {
 	unsigned long parsed;
 	const char *val;
 	char *endp;
 
-	assert(console->tty.type == TTY_DEVICE_VUART);
+	assert(server->tty.type == TTY_DEVICE_VUART);
 
 	val = config_get_value(config, "lpc-address");
 	if (val) {
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@
 			return -1;
 		}
 
-		console->tty.vuart.lpc_addr = (uint16_t)parsed;
+		server->tty.vuart.lpc_addr = (uint16_t)parsed;
 		if (endp == optarg) {
 			warn("Invalid LPC address: '%s'", val);
 			return -1;
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@
 			warn("Invalid LPC SERIRQ: '%s'", val);
 		}
 
-		console->tty.vuart.sirq = (int)parsed;
+		server->tty.vuart.sirq = (int)parsed;
 		if (endp == optarg) {
 			warn("Invalid sirq: '%s'", val);
 		}
@@ -343,39 +343,39 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int tty_init(struct console *console, struct config *config,
+static int tty_init(struct console_server *server, struct config *config,
 		    const char *tty_arg)
 {
 	const char *val;
 	int rc;
 
 	if (tty_arg) {
-		console->tty.kname = tty_arg;
+		server->tty.kname = tty_arg;
 	} else if ((val = config_get_value(config, "upstream-tty"))) {
-		console->tty.kname = val;
+		server->tty.kname = val;
 	} else {
 		warnx("Error: No TTY device specified");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	rc = tty_find_device(console);
+	rc = tty_find_device(server);
 	if (rc) {
 		return rc;
 	}
 
-	switch (console->tty.type) {
+	switch (server->tty.type) {
 	case TTY_DEVICE_VUART:
-		rc = tty_init_vuart(console, config);
+		rc = tty_init_vuart(server, config);
 		if (rc) {
 			return rc;
 		}
 
-		tty_init_vuart_io(console);
+		tty_init_vuart_io(server);
 		break;
 	case TTY_DEVICE_UART:
 		val = config_get_value(config, "baud");
 		if (val) {
-			if (config_parse_baud(&console->tty.uart.baud, val)) {
+			if (config_parse_baud(&server->tty.uart.baud, val)) {
 				warnx("Invalid baud rate: '%s'", val);
 			}
 		}
@@ -388,15 +388,15 @@
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	return tty_init_io(console);
+	return tty_init_io(server);
 }
 
-static void tty_fini(struct console *console)
+static void tty_fini(struct console_server *server)
 {
-	if (console->tty.type == TTY_DEVICE_VUART) {
-		free(console->tty.vuart.sysfs_devnode);
+	if (server->tty.type == TTY_DEVICE_VUART) {
+		free(server->tty.vuart.sysfs_devnode);
 	}
-	free(console->tty.dev);
+	free(server->tty.dev);
 }
 
 static int write_to_path(const char *path, const char *data)
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@
 
 int console_data_out(struct console *console, const uint8_t *data, size_t len)
 {
-	return write_buf_to_fd(console->tty.fd, data, len);
+	return write_buf_to_fd(console->server->tty.fd, data, len);
 }
 
 /* Prepare a socket name */
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@
 
 	/* process internal fd first */
 	if (console->pollfds[console->n_pollers].revents) {
-		rc = read(console->tty.fd, buf, sizeof(buf));
+		rc = read(console->server->tty.fd, buf, sizeof(buf));
 		if (rc <= 0) {
 			warn("Error reading from tty device");
 			return -1;
@@ -945,6 +945,7 @@
 	const char *config_tty_kname = NULL;
 	const char *buffer_size_str = NULL;
 	const char *console_id = NULL;
+	struct console_server server = { 0 };
 	struct console *console;
 	struct config *config;
 	int rc;
@@ -988,6 +989,10 @@
 	}
 
 	memset(console, 0, sizeof(*console));
+
+	server.active = console;
+	console->server = &server;
+
 	console->pollfds =
 		calloc(MAX_INTERNAL_POLLFD, sizeof(*console->pollfds));
 
@@ -1012,7 +1017,7 @@
 
 	uart_routing_init(config);
 
-	rc = tty_init(console, config, config_tty_kname);
+	rc = tty_init(&server, config, config_tty_kname);
 	if (rc) {
 		goto out_ringbuffer_fini;
 	}
@@ -1029,7 +1034,7 @@
 	handlers_fini(console);
 
 out_tty_fini:
-	tty_fini(console);
+	tty_fini(&server);
 
 out_ringbuffer_fini:
 	ringbuffer_fini(console->rb);
diff --git a/console-server.h b/console-server.h
index ac827c8..1b7c15c 100644
--- a/console-server.h
+++ b/console-server.h
@@ -97,8 +97,7 @@
 	TTY_DEVICE_PTY,
 };
 
-/* Console server structure */
-struct console {
+struct console_server {
 	struct {
 		const char *kname;
 		char *dev;
@@ -115,6 +114,15 @@
 			} uart;
 		};
 	} tty;
+
+	struct console *active;
+};
+
+struct console {
+	// point back to the console server
+	// which we are a member of
+	struct console_server *server;
+
 	const char *console_id;
 
 	/* Socket name starts with null character hence we need length */
@@ -215,7 +223,7 @@
 				     ringbuffer_poll_fn_t poll_fn, void *data);
 
 /* Console server API */
-void tty_init_termios(struct console *console);
+void tty_init_termios(struct console_server *server);
 
 /* socket paths */
 ssize_t console_socket_path(socket_path_t path, const char *id);