diff --git a/src/Participant.cs b/src/Participant.cs
index 74c3773..936fd3c 100644
--- a/src/Participant.cs
+++ b/src/Participant.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ namespace RoboidControl {
                 this.udpClient = localParticipant.udpClient;
         }
 
-        public static readonly Participant localParticipant = new();
+        public static Participant localParticipant = new();
+        public static void ReplaceLocalParticipant(Participant participant) {
+            Participant.localParticipant = participant;
+        }
 
         public Thing root = null;