diff --git a/dev_in.c b/dev_in.c
index d3751c0..1fe6e32 100644
--- a/dev_in.c
+++ b/dev_in.c
@@ -232,8 +232,6 @@ void* dev_in_thread_func(void *ptr) {
     }
 
     for (;;) {
-        
-
         FD_ZERO(&read_fds);
         FD_SET(devs->in_message_pipe_fd, &read_fds);
         for (size_t i = 0; i < devs->input_dev_cnt; ++i) {
@@ -245,10 +243,10 @@ void* dev_in_thread_func(void *ptr) {
             } else if (devices[i].type == DEV_IN_TYPE_NONE) {
                 
 
-                if (devs->input_dev_decl[i].dev_type == input_dev_type_uinput) {
-                    fprintf(stderr, "Device (evdev) %zu not found -- Attempt reconnection for device named %s\n", i, devs->input_dev_decl[i].filters.ev.name);
+                if ((*devs->input_dev_decl)[i].dev_type == input_dev_type_uinput) {
+                    fprintf(stderr, "Device (evdev) %zu not found -- Attempt reconnection for device named %s\n", i, (*devs->input_dev_decl)[i].filters.ev.name);
 
-                    const int open_res = open_device(&devs->input_dev_decl[i].filters.ev, &devices[i].dev.evdev);
+                    const int open_res = open_device(&(*devs->input_dev_decl)[i].filters.ev, &devices[i].dev.evdev);
                     if (open_res == 0) {
                         devices[i].type = DEV_IN_TYPE_EV;
 
@@ -312,7 +310,7 @@ void* dev_in_thread_func(void *ptr) {
                     fprintf(stderr, "Unable to fill input_event(s) for device %zd: %d\n", i, fill_res);
                     continue;
                 } else {
-                    devs->input_dev_decl[i].ev_input_map_fn(&coll, devs->in_message_pipe_fd, devs->input_dev_decl[i].user_data);
+                    (*devs->input_dev_decl)[i].ev_input_map_fn(&coll, devs->in_message_pipe_fd, (*devs->input_dev_decl)[i].user_data);
                 }
             } else if (devices[i].type == DEV_IN_TYPE_EV) {
                 // TODO: implement IIO
diff --git a/dev_in.h b/dev_in.h
index 6172b8f..deeb7ab 100644
--- a/dev_in.h
+++ b/dev_in.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ typedef struct dev_in_data {
     uint64_t timeout_ms;
 
     // declarations of devices to monitor
-    input_dev_t *input_dev_decl;
+    input_dev_t **input_dev_decl;
 
     // number of devices to monitor
     size_t input_dev_cnt;
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 25168dc..d33aa68 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv) {
   dev_in_thread_data.timeout_ms = 400;
   dev_in_thread_data.in_message_pipe_fd = in_message_pipes[1];
   dev_in_thread_data.out_message_pipe_fd = out_message_pipes[0];
-  dev_in_thread_data.input_dev_decl = *in_devs;
+  dev_in_thread_data.input_dev_decl = in_devs;
   dev_in_thread_data.input_dev_cnt = in_devs_sz;
   
   // populate the output device thread data