diff --git a/streamparse/util.py b/streamparse/util.py
index 3a165ab8..6aec6d81 100644
--- a/streamparse/util.py
+++ b/streamparse/util.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import time
+from collections import defaultdict
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from glob import glob
 from os.path import join
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ def _port_in_use(port, server_type="tcp"):
     return False
 
 
-_active_tunnel = None
+_active_tunnels = defaultdict(int)
 
 
 @contextmanager
@@ -58,44 +59,45 @@ def ssh_tunnel(env_config, local_port=6627, remote_port=None, quiet=False):
     if remote_port is None:
         remote_port = nimbus_port
     if env_config.get('use_ssh_for_nimbus', True):
-        global _active_tunnel
-        if _port_in_use(local_port):
-            if local_port == _active_tunnel:
-                yield 'localhost', local_port
+        need_setup = True
+        while _port_in_use(local_port):
+            if local_port in _active_tunnels:
+                active_remote_port = _active_tunnels[local_port]
+                if active_remote_port == remote_port:
+                    need_setup = False
+                    break
+            local_port += 1
+
+        if need_setup:
+            user = env_config.get("user")
+            if user:
+                user_at_host = "{user}@{host}".format(user=user, host=host)
             else:
-                raise IOError("Local port: {} already in use, unable to open "
-                              "ssh tunnel to {}:{}.".format(local_port,
-                                                            host,
-                                                            remote_port))
-
-        user = env_config.get("user")
-        if user:
-            user_at_host = "{user}@{host}".format(user=user, host=host)
-        else:
-            user_at_host = host # Rely on SSH default or config to connect.
-
-        ssh_cmd = ["ssh",
-                   "-NL",
-                   "{local}:localhost:{remote}".format(local=local_port,
-                                                       remote=remote_port),
-                   user_at_host]
-        ssh_proc = subprocess.Popen(ssh_cmd, shell=False)
-        # Validate that the tunnel is actually running before yielding
-        while not _port_in_use(local_port):
-            # Periodically check to see if the ssh command failed and returned a
-            # value, then raise an Exception
-            if ssh_proc.poll() is not None:
-                raise IOError('Unable to open ssh tunnel via: "{}"'
-                              .format(" ".join(ssh_cmd)))
-            time.sleep(0.2)
-        try:
+                user_at_host = host # Rely on SSH default or config to connect.
+
+            ssh_cmd = ["ssh",
+                       "-NL",
+                       "{local}:localhost:{remote}".format(local=local_port,
+                                                           remote=remote_port),
+                       user_at_host]
+            ssh_proc = subprocess.Popen(ssh_cmd, shell=False)
+            # Validate that the tunnel is actually running before yielding
+            while not _port_in_use(local_port):
+                # Periodically check to see if the ssh command failed and returned a
+                # value, then raise an Exception
+                if ssh_proc.poll() is not None:
+                    raise IOError('Unable to open ssh tunnel via: "{}"'
+                                  .format(" ".join(ssh_cmd)))
+                time.sleep(0.2)
             if not quiet:
                 print("ssh tunnel to Nimbus {}:{} established."
                       .format(host, remote_port))
-            _active_tunnel = local_port
-            yield 'localhost', local_port
-        finally:
+            _active_tunnels[local_port] = remote_port
+        yield 'localhost', local_port
+        # Clean up after we exit context
+        if need_setup:
             ssh_proc.kill()
+        del _active_tunnels[local_port]
     # Do nothing if we're not supposed to use ssh
     else:
         yield host, remote_port