diff --git a/include/sway/input/seat.h b/include/sway/input/seat.h
index 38a6379c..3a1cf350 100644
--- a/include/sway/input/seat.h
+++ b/include/sway/input/seat.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ struct sway_seat_container {
 
 struct sway_seat {
 	struct wlr_seat *wlr_seat;
-	struct seat_config *config;
 	struct sway_cursor *cursor;
 	struct sway_input_manager *input;
 
@@ -76,6 +75,8 @@ struct sway_container *seat_get_focus_inactive(struct sway_seat *seat,
 struct sway_container *seat_get_focus_by_type(struct sway_seat *seat,
 		enum sway_container_type type);
 
-void seat_set_config(struct sway_seat *seat, struct seat_config *seat_config);
+void seat_apply_config(struct sway_seat *seat, struct seat_config *seat_config);
+
+struct seat_config *seat_get_config(struct sway_seat *seat);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/sway/input/input-manager.c b/sway/input/input-manager.c
index 4f3c3ee5..d9d20200 100644
--- a/sway/input/input-manager.c
+++ b/sway/input/input-manager.c
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ static struct sway_input_device *input_sway_device_from_wlr(
 static bool input_has_seat_configuration(struct sway_input_manager *input) {
 	struct sway_seat *seat = NULL;
 	wl_list_for_each(seat, &input->seats, link) {
-		if (seat->config) {
+		struct seat_config *seat_config = seat_get_config(seat);
+		if (seat_config) {
 			return true;
 		}
 	}
@@ -225,11 +226,13 @@ static void handle_new_input(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 		return;
 	}
 
+	struct seat_config *seat_config = seat_get_config(seat);
+
 	bool added = false;
 	wl_list_for_each(seat, &input->seats, link) {
-		bool has_attachment = seat->config &&
-			(seat_config_get_attachment(seat->config, input_device->identifier) ||
-			 seat_config_get_attachment(seat->config, "*"));
+		bool has_attachment = config &&
+			(seat_config_get_attachment(seat_config, input_device->identifier) ||
+			 seat_config_get_attachment(seat_config, "*"));
 
 		if (has_attachment) {
 			seat_add_device(seat, input_device);
@@ -239,7 +242,7 @@ static void handle_new_input(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 
 	if (!added) {
 		wl_list_for_each(seat, &input->seats, link) {
-			if (seat->config && seat->config->fallback == 1) {
+			if (seat_config && seat_config->fallback == 1) {
 				seat_add_device(seat, input_device);
 				added = true;
 			}
@@ -326,7 +329,7 @@ void input_manager_apply_seat_config(struct sway_input_manager *input,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	seat_set_config(seat, seat_config);
+	seat_apply_config(seat, seat_config);
 
 	// for every device, try to add it to a seat and if no seat has it
 	// attached, add it to the fallback seats.
@@ -335,11 +338,12 @@ void input_manager_apply_seat_config(struct sway_input_manager *input,
 		list_t *seat_list = create_list();
 		struct sway_seat *seat = NULL;
 		wl_list_for_each(seat, &input->seats, link) {
-			if (!seat->config) {
+			struct seat_config *seat_config = seat_get_config(seat);
+			if (!seat_config) {
 				continue;
 			}
-			if (seat_config_get_attachment(seat->config, "*") ||
-					seat_config_get_attachment(seat->config,
+			if (seat_config_get_attachment(seat_config, "*") ||
+					seat_config_get_attachment(seat_config,
 						input_device->identifier)) {
 				list_add(seat_list, seat);
 			}
@@ -362,7 +366,8 @@ void input_manager_apply_seat_config(struct sway_input_manager *input,
 			}
 		} else {
 			wl_list_for_each(seat, &input->seats, link) {
-				if (seat->config && seat->config->fallback == 1) {
+				struct seat_config *seat_config = seat_get_config(seat);
+				if (seat_config && seat_config->fallback == 1) {
 					seat_add_device(seat, input_device);
 				} else {
 					seat_remove_device(seat, input_device);
diff --git a/sway/input/seat.c b/sway/input/seat.c
index c2ecd1c4..91a9e32b 100644
--- a/sway/input/seat.c
+++ b/sway/input/seat.c
@@ -199,9 +199,11 @@ void seat_configure_device(struct sway_seat *seat,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (seat->config) {
+	struct seat_config *seat_config = seat_get_config(seat);
+
+	if (seat_config) {
 		seat_device->attachment_config =
-			seat_config_get_attachment(seat->config, input_device->identifier);
+			seat_config_get_attachment(seat_config, input_device->identifier);
 	}
 
 	switch (input_device->wlr_device->type) {
@@ -415,12 +417,8 @@ struct sway_container *seat_get_focus_by_type(struct sway_seat *seat,
 	return container_parent(focus, type);
 }
 
-void seat_set_config(struct sway_seat *seat,
+void seat_apply_config(struct sway_seat *seat,
 		struct seat_config *seat_config) {
-	// clear configs
-	free_seat_config(seat->config);
-	seat->config = NULL;
-
 	struct sway_seat_device *seat_device = NULL;
 	wl_list_for_each(seat_device, &seat->devices, link) {
 		seat_device->attachment_config = NULL;
@@ -430,10 +428,19 @@ void seat_set_config(struct sway_seat *seat,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	// add configs
-	seat->config = copy_seat_config(seat_config);
-
 	wl_list_for_each(seat_device, &seat->devices, link) {
 		seat_configure_device(seat, seat_device->input_device);
 	}
 }
+
+struct seat_config *seat_get_config(struct sway_seat *seat) {
+	struct seat_config *seat_config = NULL;
+	for (int i = 0; i < config->seat_configs->length; ++i ) {
+		seat_config = config->seat_configs->items[i];
+		if (strcmp(seat->wlr_seat->name, seat_config->name) == 0) {
+			return seat_config;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}