diff --git a/python/helpers/pydev/pydev_console/thrift_rpc.py b/python/helpers/pydev/pydev_console/thrift_rpc.py
index 193955e3dea0..51d60cc48a37 100644
--- a/python/helpers/pydev/pydev_console/thrift_rpc.py
+++ b/python/helpers/pydev/pydev_console/thrift_rpc.py
@@ -1,35 +1,35 @@
-from pydev_console.thrift_transport import TBidirectionalClientTransport
+import threading
+
+from pydev_console.thrift_transport import TBidirectionalClientTransport, TSyncClient
 from thriftpy.protocol import TBinaryProtocolFactory
 from thriftpy.server import TThreadedServer
-from thriftpy.thrift import TProcessor, TClient
+from thriftpy.thrift import TProcessor
 
 
 def make_rpc_client(client_service, host, port, proto_factory=TBinaryProtocolFactory()):
-    """
-
-    :param client_service:
-    :param server_service:
-    :param server_handler:
-    :param host: connection host
-    :param port: connection port
-    :param proto_factory: protocol factory for client
-    :return:
-    """
-
     # instantiate client
     transport = TBidirectionalClientTransport(host, port)
     protocol = proto_factory.get_protocol(transport)
     transport.open()
 
-    client = TClient(client_service, protocol)
+    client = TSyncClient(client_service, protocol)
 
     server_transport = transport.get_server_transport()
 
     return client, server_transport
 
 
-def make_rpc_server(server_transport, server_service, server_handler, proto_factory=TBinaryProtocolFactory()):
+def start_rpc_server(server_transport, server_service, server_handler, proto_factory=TBinaryProtocolFactory(strict_read=False,
+                                                                                                            strict_write=False)):
     # setup server
     processor = TProcessor(server_service, server_handler)
 
-    return TThreadedServer(processor, server_transport, iprot_factory=proto_factory)
+    # todo as `server.serve()` is excessive we may want to get rid of `server` as `TThreadedServer`
+    server = TThreadedServer(processor, server_transport, iprot_factory=proto_factory)
+
+    client = server.trans.accept()
+    t = threading.Thread(target=server.handle, args=(client,))
+    # t.setDaemon(self.daemon)
+    t.start()
+
+    return server
diff --git a/python/helpers/pydev/pydev_console/thrift_transport.py b/python/helpers/pydev/pydev_console/thrift_transport.py
index 318814579a16..b0b26528169e 100644
--- a/python/helpers/pydev/pydev_console/thrift_transport.py
+++ b/python/helpers/pydev/pydev_console/thrift_transport.py
@@ -257,3 +257,14 @@ class TReversedServerAcceptedTransport(FramedWriter):
 
     def read(self, sz):
         return self._read_fn(sz)
+
+
+class TSyncClient(TClient):
+
+    def __init__(self, service, iprot, oprot=None):
+        super(TSyncClient, self).__init__(service, iprot, oprot)
+        self._lock = threading.RLock()
+
+    def _req(self, _api, *args, **kwargs):
+        with self._lock:
+            return super(TSyncClient, self)._req(_api, *args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/python/helpers/pydev/pydevconsole.py b/python/helpers/pydev/pydevconsole.py
index c855fbd6f00a..1fa0ab1145d3 100644
--- a/python/helpers/pydev/pydevconsole.py
+++ b/python/helpers/pydev/pydevconsole.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Entry point module to start the interactive console.
 '''
 from _pydev_imps._pydev_saved_modules import thread
-from pydev_console.thrift_rpc import make_rpc_client, make_rpc_server
+from pydev_console.thrift_rpc import make_rpc_client, start_rpc_server
 
 start_new_thread = thread.start_new_thread
 
@@ -326,6 +326,28 @@ def start_console_server(host, port, interpreter):
         if connection_queue is not None:
             connection_queue.put(False)
 
+
+def enable_thrift_logging():
+    import logging
+
+    # create logger
+    logger = logging.getLogger('thriftpy')
+    logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+
+    # create console handler and set level to debug
+    ch = logging.StreamHandler()
+    ch.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+
+    # create formatter
+    formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')
+
+    # add formatter to ch
+    ch.setFormatter(formatter)
+
+    # add ch to logger
+    logger.addHandler(ch)
+
+
 def start_server(host, port, client_port, client_host = None):
     if not client_host:
         client_host = host
@@ -336,11 +358,13 @@ def start_server(host, port, client_port, client_host = None):
 
     from pydev_console.thrift_communication import console_thrift
 
+    enable_thrift_logging()
+
     client_service = console_thrift.IDE
 
     client, server_transport = make_rpc_client(client_service, client_host, client_port)
 
-    interpreter = InterpreterInterface(client_host, client_port, threading.currentThread(), client)
+    interpreter = InterpreterInterface(threading.currentThread(), None, client)
 
     # start_new_thread(start_console_server,(host, port, interpreter))
     # we do not need to start the server in a new thread because it does not need to accept a client connection, it already has it
@@ -355,9 +379,7 @@ def start_server(host, port, client_port, client_host = None):
     # `InterpreterInterface` implements all methods required for the handler
     server_handler = interpreter
 
-    server = make_rpc_server(server_transport, server_service, server_handler)
-    # todo as `server.serve()` is excessive we may want to get rid of `server` as `TThreadedServer`
-    server.serve()
+    start_rpc_server(server_transport, server_service, server_handler)
 
     process_exec_queue(interpreter)