diff --git a/src/wine-host/bridges/common.cpp b/src/wine-host/bridges/common.cpp
index 81bec63e..01bd6359 100644
--- a/src/wine-host/bridges/common.cpp
+++ b/src/wine-host/bridges/common.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 
 #include "common.h"
 
+HostBridge::HostBridge(boost::filesystem::path plugin_path)
+    : plugin_path(plugin_path) {}
+
 void HostBridge::handle_win32_events() {
     if (editor) {
         editor->handle_win32_events();
diff --git a/src/wine-host/bridges/common.h b/src/wine-host/bridges/common.h
index 85eac4e1..eee60936 100644
--- a/src/wine-host/bridges/common.h
+++ b/src/wine-host/bridges/common.h
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
  * will actually host a plugin and do all the function call forwarding.
  */
 class HostBridge {
+   protected:
+    HostBridge(boost::filesystem::path plugin_path);
+
    public:
     virtual ~HostBridge(){};
 
@@ -64,6 +67,11 @@ class HostBridge {
      */
     void handle_win32_events();
 
+    /**
+     * The path to the .dll being loaded in the Wine plugin host.
+     */
+    const boost::filesystem::path plugin_path;
+
    protected:
     /**
      * The plugin editor window. Allows embedding the plugin's editor into a
diff --git a/src/wine-host/bridges/group.cpp b/src/wine-host/bridges/group.cpp
index 25dc67bd..7c743e7c 100644
--- a/src/wine-host/bridges/group.cpp
+++ b/src/wine-host/bridges/group.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ GroupBridge::~GroupBridge() {
 void GroupBridge::handle_plugin_dispatch(size_t plugin_id) {
     // At this point the `active_plugins` map will already contain the
     // intialized plugin's `Vst2Bridge` instance and this thread's handle
-    Vst2Bridge* bridge;
+    HostBridge* bridge;
     {
         std::lock_guard lock(active_plugins_mutex);
         bridge = active_plugins[plugin_id].second.get();
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ void GroupBridge::handle_plugin_dispatch(size_t plugin_id) {
     // Blocks this thread until the plugin shuts down, handling all events on
     // the main IO context
     bridge->run();
-    logger.log("'" + bridge->vst_plugin_path.string() + "' has exited");
+    logger.log("'" + bridge->plugin_path.string() + "' has exited");
 
     // After the plugin has exited we'll remove this thread's plugin from the
     // active plugins. This is done within the IO context because the call to
@@ -181,9 +181,6 @@ void GroupBridge::accept_requests() {
             // yabridge plugin will be able to tell if the plugin has caused
             // this process to crash during its initialization to prevent
             // waiting indefinitely on the sockets to be connected to.
-            // TODO: Do something with the plugin type
-            // TODO: Maybe try to merge instantiation with `individual_host`?
-            //       Might only make things messier
             const auto request = read_object<HostRequest>(socket);
             write_object(socket, HostResponse{boost::this_process::get_id()});
 
@@ -196,9 +193,23 @@ void GroupBridge::accept_requests() {
                        "' using socket endpoint base directory '" +
                        request.endpoint_base_dir + "'");
             try {
-                auto bridge = std::make_unique<Vst2Bridge>(
-                    main_context, request.plugin_path,
-                    request.endpoint_base_dir);
+                std::unique_ptr<HostBridge> bridge = nullptr;
+                switch (request.plugin_type) {
+                    case PluginType::vst2:
+                        bridge = std::make_unique<Vst2Bridge>(
+                            main_context, request.plugin_path,
+                            request.endpoint_base_dir);
+                        break;
+                    case PluginType::vst3:
+                        throw std::runtime_error("TODO: Not yet implemented");
+                        break;
+                    case PluginType::unknown:
+                        throw std::runtime_error(
+                            "Invalid plugin host request received, how did you "
+                            "even manage to do this?");
+                        break;
+                }
+
                 logger.log("Finished initializing '" + request.plugin_path +
                            "'");
 
diff --git a/src/wine-host/bridges/group.h b/src/wine-host/bridges/group.h
index 0313d249..a255f75e 100644
--- a/src/wine-host/bridges/group.h
+++ b/src/wine-host/bridges/group.h
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ class GroupBridge {
      * on `next_plugin_id`.
      */
     std::unordered_map<size_t,
-                       std::pair<Win32Thread, std::unique_ptr<Vst2Bridge>>>
+                       std::pair<Win32Thread, std::unique_ptr<HostBridge>>>
         active_plugins;
     /**
      * A counter for the next unique plugin ID. When hosting a new plugin we'll
diff --git a/src/wine-host/bridges/vst2.cpp b/src/wine-host/bridges/vst2.cpp
index 03bb7ca1..ac349839 100644
--- a/src/wine-host/bridges/vst2.cpp
+++ b/src/wine-host/bridges/vst2.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Vst2Bridge& get_bridge_instance(const AEffect* plugin) {
 Vst2Bridge::Vst2Bridge(MainContext& main_context,
                        std::string plugin_dll_path,
                        std::string endpoint_base_dir)
-    : vst_plugin_path(plugin_dll_path),
+    : HostBridge(plugin_dll_path),
       main_context(main_context),
       plugin_handle(LoadLibrary(plugin_dll_path.c_str()), FreeLibrary),
       sockets(main_context.context, endpoint_base_dir, false) {
diff --git a/src/wine-host/bridges/vst2.h b/src/wine-host/bridges/vst2.h
index 65e719ea..5694010a 100644
--- a/src/wine-host/bridges/vst2.h
+++ b/src/wine-host/bridges/vst2.h
@@ -78,11 +78,6 @@ class Vst2Bridge : public HostBridge {
      */
     std::optional<VstTimeInfo> time_info;
 
-    /**
-     * The path to the .dll being loaded in the Wine VST host.
-     */
-    const boost::filesystem::path vst_plugin_path;
-
    private:
     /**
      * A wrapper around `plugin->dispatcher` that handles the opening and