diff --git a/tests/base.py b/tests/base.py
index c1139c6314..15b97c66a5 100644
--- a/tests/base.py
+++ b/tests/base.py
@@ -2425,6 +2425,8 @@ class ZuulTestCase(BaseTestCase):
         infrastructure should insert dummy keys to save time during
         startup.  Defaults to False.
 
+    :cvar int log_console_port: The zuul_stream/zuul_console port.
+
     The following are instance variables that are useful within test
     methods:
 
@@ -2459,6 +2461,7 @@ class ZuulTestCase(BaseTestCase):
     create_project_keys = False
     use_ssl = False
     git_url_with_auth = False
+    log_console_port = 19885
 
     def _startMerger(self):
         self.merge_server = zuul.merger.server.MergeServer(self.config,
@@ -2577,7 +2580,8 @@ class ZuulTestCase(BaseTestCase):
             jobdir_root=self.test_root,
             _run_ansible=self.run_ansible,
             _test_root=self.test_root,
-            keep_jobdir=KEEP_TEMPDIRS)
+            keep_jobdir=KEEP_TEMPDIRS,
+            log_console_port=self.log_console_port)
         self.executor_server.start()
         self.history = self.executor_server.build_history
         self.builds = self.executor_server.running_builds
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/config/remote-zuul-stream/git/org_project/playbooks/command.yaml b/tests/fixtures/config/remote-zuul-stream/git/org_project/playbooks/command.yaml
index c33a9d2edf..ec84cf7841 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/config/remote-zuul-stream/git/org_project/playbooks/command.yaml
+++ b/tests/fixtures/config/remote-zuul-stream/git/org_project/playbooks/command.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
     - name: Start zuul_console daemon
       zuul_console:
+        port: "{{ test_console_port }}"
+
     - name: Create first file
       copy:
         content: "command test one\n"
diff --git a/tests/remote/test_remote_zuul_stream.py b/tests/remote/test_remote_zuul_stream.py
index d3de8aad18..43f89eb493 100644
--- a/tests/remote/test_remote_zuul_stream.py
+++ b/tests/remote/test_remote_zuul_stream.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ class TestZuulStream25(AnsibleZuulTestCase):
     ansible_version = '2.5'
 
     def setUp(self):
+        self.log_console_port = 19000 + int(self.ansible_version.split('.')[1])
         super().setUp()
         self.fake_nodepool.remote_ansible = True
 
@@ -44,6 +45,8 @@ class TestZuulStream25(AnsibleZuulTestCase):
                 name: {job_name}
                 run: playbooks/{job_name}.yaml
                 ansible-version: {version}
+                vars:
+                  test_console_port: {console_port}
                 roles:
                   - zuul: org/common-config
                 nodeset:
@@ -57,7 +60,10 @@ class TestZuulStream25(AnsibleZuulTestCase):
                 check:
                   jobs:
                     - {job_name}
-            """.format(job_name=job_name, version=self.ansible_version))
+            """.format(
+                job_name=job_name,
+                version=self.ansible_version,
+                console_port=self.log_console_port))
 
         file_dict = {'zuul.yaml': conf}
         A = self.fake_gerrit.addFakeChange('org/project', 'master', 'A',
diff --git a/zuul/ansible/base/callback/zuul_stream.py b/zuul/ansible/base/callback/zuul_stream.py
index aaf93ce738..fabe972e05 100644
--- a/zuul/ansible/base/callback/zuul_stream.py
+++ b/zuul/ansible/base/callback/zuul_stream.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ from zuul.ansible import paths
 
 from zuul.ansible import logconfig
 
-LOG_STREAM_PORT = 19885
+LOG_STREAM_PORT = int(os.environ.get("ZUUL_CONSOLE_PORT", 19885))
 
 
 def zuul_filter_result(result):
diff --git a/zuul/ansible/base/library/zuul_console.py b/zuul/ansible/base/library/zuul_console.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index d119c52590..6f988e6829
--- a/zuul/ansible/base/library/zuul_console.py
+++ b/zuul/ansible/base/library/zuul_console.py
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ def main():
     else:
         pid = None
         exceptions = []
-        inode = get_inode()
+        inode = get_inode(port)
         if not inode:
             module.fail_json(
                 msg="Could not find inode for port",
diff --git a/zuul/executor/server.py b/zuul/executor/server.py
index 4ab48e8f65..317950cb0a 100644
--- a/zuul/executor/server.py
+++ b/zuul/executor/server.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ BUFFER_LINES_FOR_SYNTAX = 200
 COMMANDS = ['stop', 'pause', 'unpause', 'graceful', 'verbose',
             'unverbose', 'keep', 'nokeep']
 DEFAULT_FINGER_PORT = 7900
+DEFAULT_STREAM_PORT = 19885
 BLACKLISTED_ANSIBLE_CONNECTION_TYPES = [
     'network_cli', 'kubectl', 'project', 'namespace']
 
@@ -1841,6 +1842,9 @@ class AnsibleJob(object):
             env_copy['ARA_LOG_CONFIG'] = self.jobdir.logging_json
         env_copy['ZUUL_JOB_LOG_CONFIG'] = self.jobdir.logging_json
         env_copy['ZUUL_JOBDIR'] = self.jobdir.root
+        if self.executor_server.log_console_port != DEFAULT_STREAM_PORT:
+            env_copy['ZUUL_CONSOLE_PORT'] = str(
+                self.executor_server.log_console_port)
         env_copy['TMP'] = self.jobdir.local_tmp
         pythonpath = env_copy.get('PYTHONPATH')
         if pythonpath:
@@ -2207,7 +2211,8 @@ class ExecutorServer(object):
     _job_class = AnsibleJob
 
     def __init__(self, config, connections={}, jobdir_root=None,
-                 keep_jobdir=False, log_streaming_port=DEFAULT_FINGER_PORT):
+                 keep_jobdir=False, log_streaming_port=DEFAULT_FINGER_PORT,
+                 log_console_port=DEFAULT_STREAM_PORT):
         self.config = config
         self.keep_jobdir = keep_jobdir
         self.jobdir_root = jobdir_root
@@ -2230,6 +2235,7 @@ class ExecutorServer(object):
             keep=self.keep,
             nokeep=self.nokeep,
         )
+        self.log_console_port = log_console_port
 
         statsd_extra_keys = {'hostname': self.hostname}
         self.statsd = get_statsd(config, statsd_extra_keys)