diff --git a/cmd/joyful/main.go b/cmd/joyful/main.go
index 94d71a9..735b4d5 100644
--- a/cmd/joyful/main.go
+++ b/cmd/joyful/main.go
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"maps"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"slices"
 	"time"
 
 	"git.annabunches.net/annabunches/joyful/internal/config"
@@ -23,6 +25,10 @@ func readConfig() *config.ConfigParser {
 
 func initVirtualDevices(config *config.ConfigParser) map[string]*virtualdevice.EventBuffer {
 	vDevices := config.CreateVirtualDevices()
+	if len(vDevices) == 0 {
+		logger.Log("Warning: no virtual devices found in configuration. No rules will work.")
+	}
+
 	vBuffers := make(map[string]*virtualdevice.EventBuffer)
 	for name, device := range vDevices {
 		vBuffers[name] = virtualdevice.NewEventBuffer(device)
@@ -30,6 +36,14 @@ func initVirtualDevices(config *config.ConfigParser) map[string]*virtualdevice.E
 	return vBuffers
 }
 
+func initPhysicalDevices(config *config.ConfigParser) map[string]*evdev.InputDevice {
+	pDeviceMap := config.ConnectPhysicalDevices()
+	if len(pDeviceMap) == 0 {
+		logger.Log("Warning: no physical devices found in configuration. No rules will work.")
+	}
+	return pDeviceMap
+}
+
 func main() {
 	// parse configs
 	config := readConfig()
@@ -38,17 +52,20 @@ func main() {
 	vBuffers := initVirtualDevices(config)
 
 	// Initialize physical devices
-	// pDevices := config.ConnectPhysicalDevices()
+	pDevices := initPhysicalDevices(config)
 
 	// TEST CODE
-	pDevice, err := evdev.Open("/dev/input/event11")
-	logger.FatalIfError(err, "Couldn't open physical device")
+	testDriver(vBuffers, pDevices)
+}
+
+func testDriver(vBuffers map[string]*virtualdevice.EventBuffer, pDevices map[string]*evdev.InputDevice) {
+	pDevice := slices.Collect(maps.Values(pDevices))[0]
 
 	name, err := pDevice.Name()
 	if err != nil {
 		name = "Unknown"
 	}
-	fmt.Printf("Connected to physical device %s\n", name)
+	fmt.Printf("Test Driver using physical device %s\n", name)
 
 	var combo int32 = 0
 	buffer := vBuffers["main"]
@@ -63,31 +80,25 @@ func main() {
 				switch event.Code {
 				case evdev.BTN_TRIGGER:
 					if event.Value == 0 {
-						fmt.Println("Trigger 0")
 						combo++
 					}
 					if event.Value == 1 {
-						fmt.Println("Trigger 1")
 						combo--
 					}
 
 				case evdev.BTN_THUMB:
 					if event.Value == 0 {
-						fmt.Println("Thumb 0")
 						combo--
 					}
 					if event.Value == 1 {
-						fmt.Println("Thumb 1")
 						combo++
 					}
 
 				case evdev.BTN_THUMB2:
 					if event.Value == 0 {
-						fmt.Println("Thumb2 0")
 						combo--
 					}
 					if event.Value == 1 {
-						fmt.Println("Thumb2 1")
 						combo++
 					}
 
diff --git a/internal/config/configparser.go b/internal/config/configparser.go
index b837d66..e4f278b 100644
--- a/internal/config/configparser.go
+++ b/internal/config/configparser.go
@@ -73,8 +73,9 @@ func (parser *ConfigParser) CreateVirtualDevices() map[string]*evdev.InputDevice
 			continue
 		}
 
-		vDevice, err := evdev.CreateDevice(
-			fmt.Sprintf("joyful-%s", deviceConfig.Name),
+		name := fmt.Sprintf("joyful-%s", deviceConfig.Name)
+		device, err := evdev.CreateDevice(
+			name,
 			// TODO: who knows what these should actually be
 			evdev.InputID{
 				BusType: 0x03,
@@ -93,7 +94,8 @@ func (parser *ConfigParser) CreateVirtualDevices() map[string]*evdev.InputDevice
 			continue
 		}
 
-		deviceMap[deviceConfig.Name] = vDevice
+		deviceMap[deviceConfig.Name] = device
+		logger.Log(fmt.Sprintf("Created virtual device '%s'", name))
 	}
 
 	return deviceMap
@@ -116,14 +118,16 @@ func (parser *ConfigParser) ConnectPhysicalDevices() map[string]*evdev.InputDevi
 			continue
 		}
 
-		vDevice, err := evdev.Open("/dev/input/foo")
-
+		device, err := evdev.OpenByName(deviceConfig.DeviceName)
 		if err != nil {
-			logger.LogIfError(err, "Failed to open physical device")
+			logger.LogError(err, "Failed to open physical device, skipping. Confirm the device name with 'evtest'")
 			continue
 		}
 
-		deviceMap[deviceConfig.Name] = vDevice
+		// TODO: grab exclusive access to device
+
+		logger.Log(fmt.Sprintf("Connected to '%s' as '%s'", deviceConfig.DeviceName, deviceConfig.Name))
+		deviceMap[deviceConfig.Name] = device
 	}
 
 	return deviceMap
diff --git a/internal/config/schema.go b/internal/config/schema.go
index 43e95b8..a033cad 100644
--- a/internal/config/schema.go
+++ b/internal/config/schema.go
@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@ type Config struct {
 }
 
 type DeviceConfig struct {
-	Name    string `yaml:"name"`
-	Type    string `yaml:"type"`
-	Uuid    string `yaml:"uuid,omitempty"`
-	Buttons int    `yaml:"buttons,omitempty"`
-	Axes    int    `yaml:"axes,omitempty"`
+	Name       string `yaml:"name"`
+	Type       string `yaml:"type"`
+	DeviceName string `yaml:"device_name,omitempty"`
+	Uuid       string `yaml:"uuid,omitempty"`
+	Buttons    int    `yaml:"buttons,omitempty"`
+	Axes       int    `yaml:"axes,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type RuleConfig struct {