diff --git a/hcore/deviceManager/deviceManager.cpp b/hcore/deviceManager/deviceManager.cpp
index a8b31b5..efa637e 100644
--- a/hcore/deviceManager/deviceManager.cpp
+++ b/hcore/deviceManager/deviceManager.cpp
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
 #include <opts.h>
 #include <deviceManager/deviceManager.h>
 
-std::vector<std::unique_ptr<InteroceptorDeviceSpec>>
+std::vector<std::shared_ptr<InteroceptorDeviceSpec>>
     DeviceManager::interoceptorDeviceSpecs;
-std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ExtrospectorDeviceSpec>>
+std::vector<std::shared_ptr<ExtrospectorDeviceSpec>>
     DeviceManager::extrospectorDeviceSpecs;
-std::vector<std::reference_wrapper<SenseDeviceSpec>>
+std::vector<std::shared_ptr<SenseDeviceSpec>>
     DeviceManager::senseDeviceSpecs;
 
 const std::string DeviceManager::stringifyDeviceSpecs(void)
diff --git a/hcore/deviceManager/deviceSpecp.yy b/hcore/deviceManager/deviceSpecp.yy
index 8c862e7..33f10ac 100644
--- a/hcore/deviceManager/deviceSpecp.yy
+++ b/hcore/deviceManager/deviceSpecp.yy
@@ -34,32 +34,6 @@ void yyerror(const char *message)
             + std::string(message));
 }
 
-void mirrorDeviceSpecs() {
-    for (const auto& interoSpec : DeviceManager::interoceptorDeviceSpecs) {
-        auto it = std::find_if(
-            DeviceManager::senseDeviceSpecs.begin(),
-            DeviceManager::senseDeviceSpecs.end(),
-            [&interoSpec](const SenseDeviceSpec& spec) {
-                return spec == *interoSpec;
-            });
-        if (it == DeviceManager::senseDeviceSpecs.end()) {
-            DeviceManager::senseDeviceSpecs.push_back(*interoSpec);
-        }
-    }
-
-    for (const auto& extroSpec : DeviceManager::extrospectorDeviceSpecs) {
-        auto it = std::find_if(
-            DeviceManager::senseDeviceSpecs.begin(),
-            DeviceManager::senseDeviceSpecs.end(),
-            [&extroSpec](const SenseDeviceSpec& spec) {
-                return spec == *extroSpec;
-            });
-        if (it == DeviceManager::senseDeviceSpecs.end()) {
-            DeviceManager::senseDeviceSpecs.push_back(*extroSpec);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 %}
 
 %union {
@@ -84,7 +58,7 @@ void mirrorDeviceSpecs() {
 %%
 
 file: /* NOTHING */
-    | sensor_specs { mirrorDeviceSpecs(); }
+    | sensor_specs
     ;
 
 sensor_specs:
@@ -99,22 +73,26 @@ sensor_spec:
 
 interoceptor_spec:
     KEYWORD_SPECTYPE_INTEROSPECTOR PIPE spec_body {
-        auto spec = std::make_unique<InteroceptorDeviceSpec>(
+        auto spec = std::make_shared<InteroceptorDeviceSpec>(
             *static_cast<InteroceptorDeviceSpec *>($3));
 
         spec->sensorType = $1;
-        DeviceManager::interoceptorDeviceSpecs.push_back(std::move(spec));
+        DeviceManager::interoceptorDeviceSpecs.push_back(spec);
+        DeviceManager::senseDeviceSpecs.push_back(spec);
+
         delete $3;
     }
     ;
 
 extrospector_spec:
     KEYWORD_SPECTYPE_EXTROSPECTOR PIPE spec_body {
-        auto spec = std::make_unique<ExtrospectorDeviceSpec>(
+        auto spec = std::make_shared<ExtrospectorDeviceSpec>(
             *static_cast<ExtrospectorDeviceSpec *>($3));
 
         spec->sensorType = $1;
-        DeviceManager::extrospectorDeviceSpecs.push_back(std::move(spec));
+        DeviceManager::extrospectorDeviceSpecs.push_back(spec);
+        DeviceManager::senseDeviceSpecs.push_back(spec);
+
         delete $3;
     }
     ;
diff --git a/hcore/include/deviceManager/deviceManager.h b/hcore/include/deviceManager/deviceManager.h
index fac09b8..e9db949 100644
--- a/hcore/include/deviceManager/deviceManager.h
+++ b/hcore/include/deviceManager/deviceManager.h
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ private:
 
 public:
     std::string allDeviceSpecs;
-    static std::vector<std::unique_ptr<InteroceptorDeviceSpec>>
+    static std::vector<std::shared_ptr<InteroceptorDeviceSpec>>
         interoceptorDeviceSpecs;
-    static std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ExtrospectorDeviceSpec>>
+    static std::vector<std::shared_ptr<ExtrospectorDeviceSpec>>
         extrospectorDeviceSpecs;
-    static std::vector<std::reference_wrapper<SenseDeviceSpec>>
+    static std::vector<std::shared_ptr<SenseDeviceSpec>>
         senseDeviceSpecs;
 };
 
diff --git a/hcore/senseApis/senseApiManager.cpp b/hcore/senseApis/senseApiManager.cpp
index 9f40804..e9e1005 100644
--- a/hcore/senseApis/senseApiManager.cpp
+++ b/hcore/senseApis/senseApiManager.cpp
@@ -207,8 +207,7 @@ void SenseApiManager::finalizeAllSenseApiLibs(void)
     }
 }
 
-void SenseApiManager::attachSenseDevice(
-        const SenseDeviceSpec& spec)
+void SenseApiManager::attachSenseDevice(const SenseDeviceSpec& spec)
 {
     auto libOpt = getSenseApiLibByApiName(spec.api);
     if (!libOpt)
@@ -228,8 +227,7 @@ void SenseApiManager::attachSenseDevice(
     lib.getSenseApiDesc()->sal_mgmt_libOps->attachDeviceReq(&cSpec);
 }
 
-void SenseApiManager::detachSenseDevice(
-    const SenseDeviceSpec& spec)
+void SenseApiManager::detachSenseDevice(const SenseDeviceSpec& spec)
 {
     auto libOpt = getSenseApiLibByApiName(spec.api);
     if (!libOpt)
@@ -252,14 +250,14 @@ void SenseApiManager::detachSenseDevice(
 void SenseApiManager::attachAllSenseDevicesFromSpecs(void)
 {
     for (const auto& spec : DeviceManager::senseDeviceSpecs) {
-        attachSenseDevice(spec.get());
+        attachSenseDevice(*spec);
     }
 }
 
 void SenseApiManager::detachAllSenseDevices(void)
 {
     for (const auto& spec : DeviceManager::senseDeviceSpecs) {
-        detachSenseDevice(spec.get());
+        detachSenseDevice(*spec);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index dc26c45..a9ee36e 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ static int initializeHarikoff(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
 	std::cout << sense_api::SenseApiManager::getInstance().stringifyLibs()
 		<< std::endl;
 	sense_api::SenseApiManager::getInstance().initializeAllSenseApiLibs();
+	sense_api::SenseApiManager::getInstance().attachAllSenseDevicesFromSpecs();
 
 	/* Start the threads */
 	for (const auto& [id, componentThread]
diff --git a/senseApis/xcbXorg/xcbXorg.cpp b/senseApis/xcbXorg/xcbXorg.cpp
index 110851d..34ce5a7 100644
--- a/senseApis/xcbXorg/xcbXorg.cpp
+++ b/senseApis/xcbXorg/xcbXorg.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ int xcbXorg_finalizeInd(void)
 static sal_mlo_attachDeviceReqFn xcbXorg_attachDeviceReq;
 int xcbXorg_attachDeviceReq(const CSenseDeviceSpec *const desc)
 {
-    std::cout << __func__ << "\n";
+    std::cout << __func__ << ": Attaching device spec: " << *desc << "\n";
     return 0;
 }