diff --git a/src/wine-host/bridges/common.cpp b/src/wine-host/bridges/common.cpp
index e585ac96..a80d6193 100644
--- a/src/wine-host/bridges/common.cpp
+++ b/src/wine-host/bridges/common.cpp
@@ -18,8 +18,11 @@
 
 #include "../editor.h"
 
-HostBridge::HostBridge(boost::filesystem::path plugin_path)
-    : plugin_path(plugin_path), generic_logger(Logger::create_wine_stderr()) {}
+HostBridge::HostBridge(MainContext& main_context,
+                       boost::filesystem::path plugin_path)
+    : plugin_path(plugin_path),
+      main_context(main_context),
+      generic_logger(Logger::create_wine_stderr()) {}
 
 void HostBridge::handle_win32_events() {
     MSG msg;
diff --git a/src/wine-host/bridges/common.h b/src/wine-host/bridges/common.h
index f2912863..76b1a5e8 100644
--- a/src/wine-host/bridges/common.h
+++ b/src/wine-host/bridges/common.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
 
 #include "../../common/logging/common.h"
+#include "../utils.h"
 
 /**
  * The base for the Wine plugin host bridge interface for all plugin types. This
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@
  */
 class HostBridge {
    protected:
-    HostBridge(boost::filesystem::path plugin_path);
+    HostBridge(MainContext& main_context, boost::filesystem::path plugin_path);
 
    public:
     virtual ~HostBridge(){};
@@ -91,6 +92,13 @@ class HostBridge {
     const boost::filesystem::path plugin_path;
 
    protected:
+    /**
+     * The IO context used for event handling so that all events and window
+     * message handling can be performed from a single thread, even when hosting
+     * multiple plugins.
+     */
+    MainContext& main_context;
+
     /**
      * A logger, just like we have on the plugin side. This is normally not
      * needed because we can just print to STDERR, but this way we can
diff --git a/src/wine-host/bridges/vst2.cpp b/src/wine-host/bridges/vst2.cpp
index a9bb547e..3f5c772b 100644
--- a/src/wine-host/bridges/vst2.cpp
+++ b/src/wine-host/bridges/vst2.cpp
@@ -69,9 +69,8 @@ Vst2Bridge& get_bridge_instance(const AEffect* plugin) {
 Vst2Bridge::Vst2Bridge(MainContext& main_context,
                        std::string plugin_dll_path,
                        std::string endpoint_base_dir)
-    : HostBridge(plugin_dll_path),
+    : HostBridge(main_context, plugin_dll_path),
       logger(generic_logger),
-      main_context(main_context),
       plugin_handle(LoadLibrary(plugin_dll_path.c_str()), FreeLibrary),
       sockets(main_context.context, endpoint_base_dir, false) {
     // HACK: If the plugin library was unable to load, then there's a tiny
diff --git a/src/wine-host/bridges/vst2.h b/src/wine-host/bridges/vst2.h
index c317eb4f..399c6595 100644
--- a/src/wine-host/bridges/vst2.h
+++ b/src/wine-host/bridges/vst2.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include "../../common/communication/vst2.h"
 #include "../../common/configuration.h"
 #include "../editor.h"
-#include "../utils.h"
 #include "common.h"
 
 /**
@@ -96,13 +95,6 @@ class Vst2Bridge : public HostBridge {
      */
     Vst2Logger logger;
 
-    /**
-     * The IO context used for event handling so that all events and window
-     * message handling can be performed from a single thread, even when hosting
-     * multiple plugins.
-     */
-    MainContext& main_context;
-
     /**
      * The configuration for this instance of yabridge based on the `.so` file
      * that got loaded by the host. This configuration gets loaded on the plugin
diff --git a/src/wine-host/bridges/vst3.cpp b/src/wine-host/bridges/vst3.cpp
index b6ec5119..b6e83e53 100644
--- a/src/wine-host/bridges/vst3.cpp
+++ b/src/wine-host/bridges/vst3.cpp
@@ -90,9 +90,8 @@ InstanceInterfaces::InstanceInterfaces(
 Vst3Bridge::Vst3Bridge(MainContext& main_context,
                        std::string plugin_dll_path,
                        std::string endpoint_base_dir)
-    : HostBridge(plugin_dll_path),
+    : HostBridge(main_context, plugin_dll_path),
       logger(generic_logger),
-      main_context(main_context),
       sockets(main_context.context, endpoint_base_dir, false) {
     std::string error;
     module = VST3::Hosting::Win32Module::create(plugin_dll_path, error);
diff --git a/src/wine-host/bridges/vst3.h b/src/wine-host/bridges/vst3.h
index 60a04cb6..3a610df5 100644
--- a/src/wine-host/bridges/vst3.h
+++ b/src/wine-host/bridges/vst3.h
@@ -420,13 +420,6 @@ class Vst3Bridge : public HostBridge {
      */
     void unregister_object_instance(size_t instance_id);
 
-    /**
-     * The IO context used for event handling so that all events and window
-     * message handling can be performed from a single thread, even when hosting
-     * multiple plugins.
-     */
-    MainContext& main_context;
-
     /**
      * The configuration for this instance of yabridge based on the `.so` file
      * that got loaded by the host. This configuration gets loaded on the plugin