diff --git a/daemon/core/api/grpc/client.py b/daemon/core/api/grpc/client.py
index 5ebed44e..2785a037 100644
--- a/daemon/core/api/grpc/client.py
+++ b/daemon/core/api/grpc/client.py
@@ -1034,15 +1034,18 @@ class CoreGrpcClient:
         response = self.stub.GetNodeConfigService(request)
         return dict(response.config)
 
-    def get_emane_event_channel(self, session_id: int) -> wrappers.EmaneEventChannel:
+    def get_emane_event_channel(
+        self, session_id: int, nem_id: int
+    ) -> wrappers.EmaneEventChannel:
         """
         Retrieves the current emane event channel being used for a session.
 
         :param session_id: session to get emane event channel for
+        :param nem_id: nem id for the desired event channel
         :return: emane event channel
         :raises grpc.RpcError: when session doesn't exist
         """
-        request = GetEmaneEventChannelRequest(session_id=session_id)
+        request = GetEmaneEventChannelRequest(session_id=session_id, nem_id=nem_id)
         response = self.stub.GetEmaneEventChannel(request)
         return wrappers.EmaneEventChannel.from_proto(response)
 
diff --git a/daemon/core/api/grpc/server.py b/daemon/core/api/grpc/server.py
index e2851964..8b0b903a 100644
--- a/daemon/core/api/grpc/server.py
+++ b/daemon/core/api/grpc/server.py
@@ -1241,12 +1241,12 @@ class CoreGrpcServer(core_pb2_grpc.CoreApiServicer):
         self, request: GetEmaneEventChannelRequest, context: ServicerContext
     ) -> GetEmaneEventChannelResponse:
         session = self.get_session(request.session_id, context)
-        group = None
-        port = None
-        device = None
-        if session.emane.eventchannel:
-            group, port, device = session.emane.eventchannel
-        return GetEmaneEventChannelResponse(group=group, port=port, device=device)
+        service = session.emane.nem_service.get(request.nem_id)
+        if not service:
+            context.abort(grpc.StatusCode.NOT_FOUND, f"unknown nem id {request.nem_id}")
+        return GetEmaneEventChannelResponse(
+            group=service.group, port=service.port, device=service.device
+        )
 
     def ExecuteScript(self, request, context):
         existing_sessions = set(self.coreemu.sessions.keys())
diff --git a/daemon/core/emane/emanemanager.py b/daemon/core/emane/emanemanager.py
index 47279592..5a403c20 100644
--- a/daemon/core/emane/emanemanager.py
+++ b/daemon/core/emane/emanemanager.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import os
 import threading
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from enum import Enum
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Dict, List, Optional, Set, Tuple, Type, Union
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Dict, List, Optional, Set, Type, Union
 
 from core import utils
 from core.emane.emanemodel import EmaneModel
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ class EmaneManager:
         # emane event monitoring
         self.services: Dict[str, EmaneEventService] = {}
         self.nem_service: Dict[int, EmaneEventService] = {}
-        self.eventchannel: Optional[Tuple[str, int, str]] = None
 
     def next_nem_id(self, iface: CoreInterface) -> int:
         nem_id = self.session.options.get_config_int("nem_id_start")
diff --git a/daemon/proto/core/api/grpc/emane.proto b/daemon/proto/core/api/grpc/emane.proto
index 1e56a0aa..5aa0c952 100644
--- a/daemon/proto/core/api/grpc/emane.proto
+++ b/daemon/proto/core/api/grpc/emane.proto
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ message GetEmaneModelConfig {
 
 message GetEmaneEventChannelRequest {
     int32 session_id = 1;
+    int32 nem_id = 2;
 }
 
 message GetEmaneEventChannelResponse {