diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.cpp b/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.cpp
index c134641..761e972 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.cpp
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include "FlippRServer.h"
 #include "output/OutputRequestHandlerFactory.h"
+#include "input/InputSocketHandlerFactory.h"
 #include "DriverFactory.h"
 
 #include <Poco/Net/SocketAddress.h>
@@ -77,13 +78,43 @@ void FlippRServer::initialize(Application &self)
 
 
   this->initialize_output_driver();
-  //Todo initialize input server
+  this->initialize_input_driver();
 
   //https://gist.github.com/NIPE-SYSTEMS/5a06428c0880ed7ff3cc4304be436e3e
   ServerApplication::initialize(self);
 }
 
 void FlippRServer::initialize_output_driver()
+{
+  std::ifstream output_pin_config_stream;
+  std::ifstream lamp_config_stream;
+  std::ifstream solenoid_config_stream;
+  std::ifstream sound_config_stream;
+  std::ifstream display_config_stream;
+
+  try
+  {
+    output_pin_config_stream.open(this->output_pin_config);
+    lamp_config_stream.open(this->lamp_config);
+    solenoid_config_stream.open(this->solenoid_config);
+    sound_config_stream.open(this->sound_config);
+    display_config_stream.open(this->display_config);
+  }
+  catch(const std::exception& e)
+  {
+    logger().error(e.what());
+    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+  }
+
+  //todo linking errors
+  this->output_driver = flippR_driver::get_OutputDriver(output_pin_config_stream,
+    lamp_config_stream,
+    solenoid_config_stream,
+    sound_config_stream,
+    display_config_stream);
+}
+
+void FlippRServer::initialize_input_driver()
 {
   std::ifstream input_config_stream;
   std::ifstream matrix_config_stream;
@@ -99,7 +130,8 @@ void FlippRServer::initialize_output_driver()
     exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
   }
 
-  //todo linking errors
+
+    //todo linking errors
   this->input_driver = flippR_driver::get_InputDriver(input_config_stream, matrix_config_stream);
 }
 
@@ -140,7 +172,7 @@ TCPServer* FlippRServer::build_input_server()
   SocketAddress address("/tmp/flippR_driver/S.flippR_driver");
   ServerSocket server_socket(address);
 
-
+  return new TCPServer(new input::InputSocketHandlerFactory(this->input_driver), port);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.h b/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.h
index 6f6788b..8a987b2 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.h
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/networking/FlippRServer.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
   void initialize_output_driver();
+  void initialize_input_driver();
   void parse_server_config_file();
 
   Poco::Net::HTTPServer* build_output_server();
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/networking/input/InputSocketHandlerFactory.h b/FlippR-Driver/networking/input/InputSocketHandlerFactory.h
index 5f505e6..c45beed 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/networking/input/InputSocketHandlerFactory.h
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/networking/input/InputSocketHandlerFactory.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace networking
 namespace input
 {
 
-class InputSocketHandlerFactory : Poco::Net::TCPServerConnectionFactory
+class InputSocketHandlerFactory : public Poco::Net::TCPServerConnectionFactory
 {
 public:
   explicit InputSocketHandlerFactory(std::shared_ptr<flippR_driver::input::InputDriver> inputDriver);