diff --git a/keymapper/getdevices.py b/keymapper/getdevices.py
index 717ce23a..651916d8 100644
--- a/keymapper/getdevices.py
+++ b/keymapper/getdevices.py
@@ -119,7 +119,13 @@ class _GetDevices(threading.Thread):
             name = device.name
             path = device.path
 
-            info = str(device.info)
+            info = (
+                f'{device.info.bustype},'
+                f'{device.info.vendor},'
+                f'{device.info.product}'
+                # observed a case with varying versions within a device,
+                # so only use the other three as index
+            )
             if grouped.get(info) is None:
                 grouped[info] = []
 
diff --git a/tests/test.py b/tests/test.py
index d7e400d2..494e7a69 100644
--- a/tests/test.py
+++ b/tests/test.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def read_write_history_pipe():
 # key-mapper is only interested in devices that have EV_KEY, add some
 # random other stuff to test that they are ignored.
 phys_1 = 'usb-0000:03:00.0-1/input2'
-info_1 = 'bus: 0001, vendor 0001, product 0001, version 0001'
+info_1 = evdev.device.DeviceInfo(1, 1, 1, 1)
 
 fixtures = {
     # device 1
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ fixtures = {
     '/dev/input/event20': {
         'capabilities': {evdev.ecodes.EV_KEY: list(evdev.ecodes.keys.keys())},
         'phys': 'usb-0000:03:00.0-2/input1',
-        'info': 'bus: 0002, vendor 0001, product 0002, version 0001',
+        'info': evdev.device.DeviceInfo(2, 1, 2, 1),
         'name': 'device 2'
     },
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ fixtures = {
             ]
         },
         'phys': 'usb-0000:03:00.0-3/input1',
-        'info': 'bus: 0003, vendor 0001, product 0003, version 0001',
+        'info': evdev.device.DeviceInfo(3, 1, 3, 1),
         'name': 'gamepad'
     },
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ fixtures = {
     '/dev/input/event31': {
         'capabilities': {evdev.ecodes.EV_SYN: []},
         'phys': 'usb-0000:03:00.0-4/input1',
-        'info': 'bus: 0004, vendor 0001, product 0004, version 0001',
+        'info': evdev.device.DeviceInfo(4, 1, 4, 1),
         'name': 'Power Button'
     },
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ fixtures = {
     '/dev/input/event40': {
         'capabilities': {evdev.ecodes.EV_KEY: list(evdev.ecodes.keys.keys())},
         'phys': 'key-mapper/input1',
-        'info': 'bus: 0005, vendor 0001, product 0005, version 0001',
+        'info': evdev.device.DeviceInfo(5, 1, 5, 1),
         'name': 'key-mapper device 2'
     },
 }
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ class InputDevice:
         self.path = path
         fixture = fixtures.get(path, {})
         self.phys = fixture.get('phys', 'unset')
-        self.info = fixture.get('info', 'unset')
+        self.info = fixture.get('info', evdev.device.DeviceInfo(None, None, None, None))
         self.name = fixture.get('name', 'unset')
         self.fd = self.name
 
diff --git a/tests/testcases/test_daemon.py b/tests/testcases/test_daemon.py
index b7b705b2..060f6fea 100644
--- a/tests/testcases/test_daemon.py
+++ b/tests/testcases/test_daemon.py
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class TestDaemon(unittest.TestCase):
         fixtures[self.new_fixture] = {
             'capabilities': {evdev.ecodes.EV_KEY: [ev[1]]},
             'phys': '9876 phys',
-            'info': 'abcd',
+            'info': evdev.device.DeviceInfo(4, 5, 6, 7),
             'name': device
         }