diff --git a/src/daqpytools/logging/__init__.py b/src/daqpytools/logging/__init__.py
index b0051e5..ca62cab 100644
--- a/src/daqpytools/logging/__init__.py
+++ b/src/daqpytools/logging/__init__.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     setup_daq_ers_logger,
     setup_root_logger,
 )
+from daqpytools.logging.formatter import DAQ_CONSOLE
 
 __all__ = [
     "HandlerType",
@@ -15,4 +16,5 @@
     "logging_log_levels",
     "setup_daq_ers_logger",
     "setup_root_logger",
+    "DAQ_CONSOLE",
 ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/daqpytools/logging/formatter.py b/src/daqpytools/logging/formatter.py
index ff5d692..d8d18de 100644
--- a/src/daqpytools/logging/formatter.py
+++ b/src/daqpytools/logging/formatter.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 from datetime import datetime, tzinfo
 from pathlib import Path
 
+from rich.console import Console
+
 from pytz import UnknownTimeZoneError, timezone
 from rich.theme import Theme
 
@@ -131,3 +133,8 @@ def format(self, record: logging.LogRecord) -> str:
         formatted_record.name = f"{formatted_record.name}".ljust(padding)[:padding]
 
         return super().format(formatted_record)
+
+## Single console instance
+DAQ_CONSOLE = Console(
+            force_terminal=True, theme=CONSOLE_THEME
+        )
diff --git a/src/daqpytools/logging/rich_handler.py b/src/daqpytools/logging/rich_handler.py
index 82aadc1..4e8acf7 100644
--- a/src/daqpytools/logging/rich_handler.py
+++ b/src/daqpytools/logging/rich_handler.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import logging
 from datetime import datetime
 
-from rich.console import Console, ConsoleRenderable
+from rich.console import ConsoleRenderable, Console
 from rich.logging import RichHandler
 from rich.text import Text
 
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     DATE_TIME_FORMAT,
     LOG_RECORD_PADDING,
     TIME_ZONE,
+    DAQ_CONSOLE
 )
 from daqpytools.logging.levels import logging_log_level_to_str
 
@@ -21,9 +22,7 @@ class FormattedRichHandler(RichHandler):
 
     def __init__(self, width: int = 100) -> None:
         """Initialize with custom console and style settings."""
-        console: Console = Console(
-            force_terminal=True, width=width, theme=CONSOLE_THEME
-        )
+        console: Console = DAQ_CONSOLE
         super().__init__(
             console=console,
             omit_repeated_times=False,