diff --git a/src/bin/exactness/common.c b/src/bin/exactness/common.c
index d1bb1340a5..f957003117 100644
--- a/src/bin/exactness/common.c
+++ b/src/bin/exactness/common.c
@@ -4,6 +4,31 @@
 
 #include "common.h"
 
+Eina_Bool
+ex_is_original_app(void)
+{
+   const char *original_pid_env = getenv("EXACTNESS_ORIGINAL_PID");
+   if (original_pid_env)
+     {
+        pid_t original_pid = atoi(original_pid_env);
+        if (original_pid == getpid())
+          return EINA_TRUE;
+     }
+   return EINA_FALSE;
+}
+
+void
+ex_set_original_envvar(void)
+{
+   const char *original_pid_env = getenv("EXACTNESS_ORIGINAL_PID");
+   if (!original_pid_env)
+     {
+        char pid[30];
+        snprintf(pid, sizeof(pid), "%d", getpid());
+        setenv("EXACTNESS_ORIGINAL_PID", pid, 0);
+     }
+}
+
 void
 ex_prepare_elm_overloay(void)
 {
diff --git a/src/bin/exactness/common.h b/src/bin/exactness/common.h
index d931973b31..acec924598 100644
--- a/src/bin/exactness/common.h
+++ b/src/bin/exactness/common.h
@@ -260,6 +260,9 @@ typedef struct
 Evas *(*_evas_new)(void);
 const char *_exactness_action_type_to_string_get(Exactness_Action_Type type);
 
+
+Eina_Bool ex_is_original_app(void);
+void ex_set_original_envvar(void);
 Eina_Bool exactness_image_compare(Exactness_Image *img1, Exactness_Image *img2, Exactness_Image **diff_img);
 Exactness_Unit *exactness_unit_file_read(const char *filename);
 Eina_Bool exactness_unit_file_write(Exactness_Unit *unit, const char *filename);
diff --git a/src/bin/exactness/player.c b/src/bin/exactness/player.c
index 1240070f37..2440657409 100644
--- a/src/bin/exactness/player.c
+++ b/src/bin/exactness/player.c
@@ -1039,6 +1039,8 @@ eina_init(void)
 
    ORIGINAL_CALL("eina_init");
 
+   ex_set_original_envvar();
+
    if (original_return == 1)
      {
         const char *dest = getenv("EXACTNESS_DEST");
@@ -1080,7 +1082,7 @@ ecore_evas_init(void)
 
    ORIGINAL_CALL("ecore_evas_init")
 
-   if (original_return == 1)
+   if (ex_is_original_app() && original_return == 1)
      {
         _setup_ee_creation();
      }
@@ -1095,7 +1097,7 @@ elm_init(int argc, char **argv)
    int original_return;
    ORIGINAL_CALL("elm_init", argc, argv)
 
-   if (original_return == 1)
+   if (ex_is_original_app() && original_return == 1)
      ex_prepare_elm_overloay();
 
    return original_return;
@@ -1106,7 +1108,8 @@ ecore_main_loop_begin(void)
 {
    int original_return;
    ORIGINAL_CALL("ecore_main_loop_begin")
-   _write_unit_file();
+   if (ex_is_original_app())
+     _write_unit_file();
    (void)original_return;
 }
 
@@ -1115,7 +1118,8 @@ efl_loop_begin(Eo *obj)
 {
    Eina_Value *original_return;
    ORIGINAL_CALL_T(Eina_Value*, "efl_loop_begin", obj);
-   _write_unit_file();
+   if (ex_is_original_app())
+     _write_unit_file();
    return original_return;
 }
 
@@ -1125,7 +1129,7 @@ eina_shutdown(void)
    int original_return;
    static Eina_Bool output_written = EINA_FALSE;
    ORIGINAL_CALL("eina_shutdown")
-   if (original_return == 1 && !output_written)
+   if (ex_is_original_app() &&original_return == 1 && !output_written)
      {
         output_written = EINA_TRUE;
         _write_unit_file();
diff --git a/src/bin/exactness/recorder.c b/src/bin/exactness/recorder.c
index 6c881f950f..d7c6e7a1d8 100644
--- a/src/bin/exactness/recorder.c
+++ b/src/bin/exactness/recorder.c
@@ -314,7 +314,9 @@ eina_init(void)
 
    ORIGINAL_CALL("eina_init");
 
-   if (original_return == 1)
+   ex_set_original_envvar();
+
+   if (ex_is_original_app() && original_return == 1)
      {
         _log_domain = eina_log_domain_register("exactness_recorder", NULL);
 
@@ -336,7 +338,7 @@ ecore_evas_init(void)
 
    ORIGINAL_CALL("ecore_evas_init")
 
-   if (original_return == 1)
+   if (ex_is_original_app() && original_return == 1)
      {
         _setup_ee_creation();
 
@@ -352,7 +354,7 @@ elm_init(int argc, char **argv)
    int original_return;
    ORIGINAL_CALL("elm_init", argc, argv)
 
-   if (original_return == 1)
+   if (ex_is_original_app() && original_return == 1)
      ex_prepare_elm_overloay();
 
    return original_return;
@@ -363,7 +365,8 @@ ecore_main_loop_begin(void)
 {
    int original_return;
    ORIGINAL_CALL("ecore_main_loop_begin")
-   _output_write();
+   if (ex_is_original_app())
+     _output_write();
    (void)original_return;
 }
 
@@ -372,7 +375,8 @@ efl_loop_begin(Eo *obj)
 {
    Eina_Value *original_return;
    ORIGINAL_CALL_T(Eina_Value*, "efl_loop_begin", obj);
-        _output_write();
+   if (ex_is_original_app())
+     _output_write();
    return original_return;
 }
 
@@ -382,7 +386,7 @@ eina_shutdown(void)
    int original_return;
    static Eina_Bool output_written = EINA_FALSE;
    ORIGINAL_CALL("eina_shutdown")
-   if (original_return == 1 && !output_written)
+   if (ex_is_original_app() && original_return == 1 && !output_written)
      {
         output_written = EINA_TRUE;
         _output_write();