diff --git a/console/linphonec.c b/console/linphonec.c
index 1161c87f20..9037ad119f 100644
--- a/console/linphonec.c
+++ b/console/linphonec.c
@@ -399,16 +399,21 @@ static void start_prompt_reader(void){
 #if !defined(_WIN32_WCE)
 static bctbx_pipe_t create_server_socket(void){
 	char path[128];
+	{
+		char* profile_id_env = getenv("LINPHONE_PROFILE_ID");
+		if (profile_id_env){
+			snprintf(path,sizeof(path)-1,"linphonec-%s",profile_id_env);
+		}else{
 #ifndef _WIN32
 	snprintf(path,sizeof(path)-1,"linphonec-%i",getuid());
 #else
-	{
 		TCHAR username[128];
 		DWORD size=sizeof(username)-1;
 		GetUserName(username,&size);
 		snprintf(path,sizeof(path)-1,"linphonec-%s",username);
-	}
 #endif
+	  }
+	}
 	return bctbx_server_pipe_create(path);
 }
 
diff --git a/console/shell.c b/console/shell.c
index 86da875397..927739c8b4 100644
--- a/console/shell.c
+++ b/console/shell.c
@@ -82,7 +82,12 @@ static int send_command(const char *command, char *reply, int reply_len, int pri
 	int err;
 	char path[128];
 #ifndef _WIN32
-	snprintf(path,sizeof(path)-1,"linphonec-%i",getuid());
+	char* profile_id_env = getenv("LINPHONE_PROFILE_ID");
+	if (profile_id_env){
+		snprintf(path,sizeof(path)-1,"linphonec-%s", profile_id_env);
+	}else{
+		snprintf(path,sizeof(path)-1,"linphonec-%i", getuid());
+	}
 #else
 	{
 		char username[128];