diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/cli/main.cpp b/FlippR-Driver/cli/main.cpp
index 552140d..0e2e8d8 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/cli/main.cpp
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/cli/main.cpp
@@ -3,22 +3,28 @@
 //
 #include <iostream>
 #include <fstream>
+#include <memory>
 
 #include "DriverFactory.h"
 #include "IInputDriver.h"
 
+using namespace FlippR_Driver;
+
 int main (int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-  if(argc != 2)
+  if(argc != 3)
   {
-    std::cout << "Usage: " << argv[0] << " <config_file>";
+    std::cout << "Usage: " << argv[0] << " <input_config_file> <matrix_config_file>";
   }
-  std::string config_file = argv[1];
+  std::string input_config_file = argv[1];
+  std::string matrix_config_file = argv[2];
 
-  std::ifstream config;
+  std::ifstream input_config;
+  std::ifstream matrix_config;
   try
   {
-    config.open(config_file);
+    input_config.open(input_config_file);
+    matrix_config.open(matrix_config_file);
   }
   catch(const std::exception& e)
   {
@@ -26,6 +32,6 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
     exit(1);
   }
 
-
+  std::shared_ptr<Input::IInputDriver> driver = FlippR_Driver::get_InputDriver(input_config, matrix_config);
 
 }
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/include/DriverFactory.h b/FlippR-Driver/include/DriverFactory.h
index 29a00e8..cbe4340 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/include/DriverFactory.h
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/include/DriverFactory.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 namespace FlippR_Driver
 {
-  static std::shared_ptr<FlippR_Driver::Input::IInputDriver> get_InputDriver(std::istream& input_config_stream, std::istream& matrix_config_stream);
+  std::shared_ptr<Input::IInputDriver> get_InputDriver(std::istream& input_config_stream, std::istream& matrix_config_stream);
 }
 
 #endif //FLIPPR_DRIVER_DRIVERFACTORY_H
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/src/DriverFactory.cpp b/FlippR-Driver/src/DriverFactory.cpp
index 53c16c4..702db9d 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/src/DriverFactory.cpp
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/src/DriverFactory.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 namespace FlippR_Driver
 {
-  static std::shared_ptr<FlippR_Driver::Input::IInputDriver> get_InputDriver(std::istream& input_config_stream, std::istream& matrix_config_stream)
+  std::shared_ptr<Input::IInputDriver> get_InputDriver(std::istream& input_config_stream, std::istream& matrix_config_stream)
   {
     return FlippR_Driver::Input::InputDriverFactory::get_InputDriver(input_config_stream, matrix_config_stream);
   }
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/src/input/EventHandler.cpp b/FlippR-Driver/src/input/EventHandler.cpp
index 67ec5e1..917751d 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/src/input/EventHandler.cpp
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/src/input/EventHandler.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  *      Author: Andreas Schneider, Johannes Wendel, Jonas Zeunert, Rafael Vinci, Dr. Franca Rupprecht
  */
 #include "EventHandler.h"
+#include "utilities/config.h"
 
 namespace FlippR_Driver::Input
 {
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/src/input/EventHandler.h b/FlippR-Driver/src/input/EventHandler.h
index e0d382f..55ebe8b 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/src/input/EventHandler.h
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/src/input/EventHandler.h
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include "IInputDriver.h"
 
 #include "IEventHandler.h"
-#include "utilities/config.h"
 #include "Event.h"
 
 namespace FlippR_Driver::Input
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/src/input/InputDriver.cpp b/FlippR-Driver/src/input/InputDriver.cpp
index 411b8ec..99dc779 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/src/input/InputDriver.cpp
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/src/input/InputDriver.cpp
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@
  *  Created on: Jun 15, 2018
  *      Author: Andreas Schneider, Johannes Wendel, Jonas Zeunert, Rafael Vinci, Dr. Franca Rupprecht
  */
-#include <input/ErrorEvent.hpp>
 #include "InputDriver.h"
 
+#include "utilities/config.h"
+
+#include <input/ErrorEvent.hpp>
+
 namespace FlippR_Driver::Input
 {
 
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/src/input/InputDriver.h b/FlippR-Driver/src/input/InputDriver.h
index a762e37..6f2cad2 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/src/input/InputDriver.h
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/src/input/InputDriver.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #ifndef SRC_INPUT_INPUTDRIVER_H_
 #define SRC_INPUT_INPUTDRIVER_H_
 
-#include "utilities/config.h"
+#include <map>
 
 #include "IEventNotifier.h"
 #include "IInputDriver.h"
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/src/input/InputDriverFactory.cpp b/FlippR-Driver/src/input/InputDriverFactory.cpp
index d8612ae..9752c3e 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/src/input/InputDriverFactory.cpp
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/src/input/InputDriverFactory.cpp
@@ -7,60 +7,60 @@
 
 
 #include "InputDriverFactory.h"
+
+#include "utilities/config.h"
+
+#include "utilities/LoggerFactory.h"
+
 #include "InputDriver.h"
-#include "utilities/LoggerFactory.hpp"
 #include "EventNotifier.h"
 
 using namespace nlohmann;
 
 
-namespace FlippR_Driver::Input
-{
+namespace FlippR_Driver::Input {
 
-std::shared_ptr<IInputDriver> InputDriverFactory::get_InputDriver(std::istream& input_config_stream, std::istream& matrix_config_stream)
-{
-  LoggerFactory::CreateInputLogger();
+  std::shared_ptr<IInputDriver>
+  InputDriverFactory::get_InputDriver(std::istream &input_config_stream, std::istream &matrix_config_stream) {
+    LoggerFactory::CreateInputLogger();
 
-  IBlockingQueue<Event>* event_queue = new BlockingQueue<Event>;
+    IBlockingQueue<Event> *event_queue = new BlockingQueue<Event>;
 
-  json matrix_config;
-  matrix_config_stream >> matrix_config;
+    json matrix_config;
+    matrix_config_stream >> matrix_config;
 
-  std::map<char, std::shared_ptr<Event>> address_event_map;
-  std::map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<Event>> name_event_map;
-  create_input_events(matrix_config, address_event_map, name_event_map);
+    std::map<char, std::shared_ptr<Event>> address_event_map;
+    std::map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<Event>> name_event_map;
+    create_input_events(matrix_config, address_event_map, name_event_map);
 
-  std::shared_ptr<IEventNotifier> event_notifier(new EventNotifier(event_queue));
-  std::unique_ptr<IInputGPIOInterface> input_gpio_interface(new InputGPIOInterface(input_config_stream));
-  std::unique_ptr<IDetector> detector(new Detector(std::move(input_gpio_interface), address_event_map, event_notifier));
+    std::shared_ptr<IEventNotifier> event_notifier(new EventNotifier(event_queue));
+    std::unique_ptr<IInputGPIOInterface> input_gpio_interface(new InputGPIOInterface(input_config_stream));
+    std::unique_ptr<IDetector> detector(
+            new Detector(std::move(input_gpio_interface), address_event_map, event_notifier));
 
-  return std::shared_ptr<InputDriver>(new InputDriver(event_notifier, std::move(detector), name_event_map));
-}
+    return std::shared_ptr<InputDriver>(new InputDriver(event_notifier, std::move(detector), name_event_map));
+  }
 
 
-void InputDriverFactory::create_input_events(json matrix_config, std::map<char, std::shared_ptr<Event>> address_event_map, std::map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<Event>> name_event_map)
-{
-  for(auto& json_event : matrix_config)
-  {
+  void
+  InputDriverFactory::create_input_events(json matrix_config, std::map<char, std::shared_ptr<Event>> address_event_map,
+                                          std::map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<Event>> name_event_map) {
+    for (auto &json_event : matrix_config) {
 
-    try
-    {
-      std::string name = json_event.at("name");
-      char address = json_event.at("address").get<json::number_integer_t>();
-      int priority = json_event.at("priority").get<json::number_integer_t>();
+      try {
+        std::string name = json_event.at("name");
+        char address = json_event.at("address").get<json::number_integer_t>();
+        int priority = json_event.at("priority").get<json::number_integer_t>();
 
-      std::shared_ptr<Event> event_ptr(new Event(address, priority, name));
+        std::shared_ptr<Event> event_ptr(new Event(address, priority, name));
 
-      address_event_map.emplace(address, event_ptr);
-      name_event_map.emplace(name, event_ptr);
-    }
-    catch(json::exception& e)
-    {
-      CLOG(ERROR, INPUT_LOGGER) << "Matrix config-file corrupted: " << e.what();
-      exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+        address_event_map.emplace(address, event_ptr);
+        name_event_map.emplace(name, event_ptr);
+      }
+      catch (json::exception &e) {
+        CLOG(ERROR, INPUT_LOGGER) << "Matrix config-file corrupted: " << e.what();
+        exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+      }
     }
   }
 }
-
-
-}
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/src/input/InputDriverFactory.h b/FlippR-Driver/src/input/InputDriverFactory.h
index bb083dd..b5eea1d 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/src/input/InputDriverFactory.h
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/src/input/InputDriverFactory.h
@@ -15,15 +15,9 @@
 #include "IInputDriver.h"
 
 #include "utilities/InputGPIOInterface.h"
-#include "utilities/config.h"
 #include "json/json.hpp"
-#include "easylogging/easylogging++.h"
 #include "IEventNotifier.h"
 
-
-
-INITIALIZE_EASYLOGGINGPP
-
 namespace FlippR_Driver::Input
 {
 class InputDriverFactory
@@ -34,7 +28,6 @@ public:
 
 private:
   static void create_input_events(nlohmann::json matrix_config, std::map<char, std::shared_ptr<Event>> address_event_map, std::map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<Event>> name_event_map);
-  static void ConfigureLogger();
 };
 }
 #endif /* INPUTFACTORY_H_ */
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/GPIOInterface.h b/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/GPIOInterface.h
index fff69cd..b854252 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/GPIOInterface.h
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/GPIOInterface.h
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 
 #include <mutex>
 #include <fstream>
-#include "config.h"
+//#include "config.h"
+
 class GPIOInterface
 {
 public:
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/LoggerFactory.hpp b/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/LoggerFactory.cpp
similarity index 68%
rename from FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/LoggerFactory.hpp
rename to FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/LoggerFactory.cpp
index b0f0a30..998b617 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/LoggerFactory.hpp
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/LoggerFactory.cpp
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
-/*
- * LoggerFactory.hpp
- *
- *  Created on: Jun 19, 2018
- *      Author: Andreas Schneider, Johannes Wendel, Jonas Zeunert, Rafael Vinci, Dr. Franca Rupprecht
- */
+//
+// Created by rhetenor on 13.09.18.
+//
 
-#ifndef SRC_UTILITIES_LOGGERFACTORY_HPP_
-#define SRC_UTILITIES_LOGGERFACTORY_HPP_
+#include "LoggerFactory.h"
 
 #include "config.h"
 
+#ifndef EASYLOGGING_IS_INITIALIZED
+#define EASYLOGGING_IS_INITIALIZED
+INITIALIZE_EASYLOGGINGPP
+#endif
 namespace LoggerFactory
 {
-  static void CreateInputTestLogger()
+  void CreateInputTestLogger()
   {
     el::Loggers::getLogger(INPUT_LOGGER);
     el::Configurations conf;
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace LoggerFactory
     el::Loggers::reconfigureAllLoggers(conf);
   }
 
-  static void CreateInputLogger()
+  void CreateInputLogger()
   {
     el::Loggers::getLogger(INPUT_LOGGER);
 
@@ -39,7 +39,3 @@ namespace LoggerFactory
     el::Loggers::reconfigureLogger(INPUT_LOGGER, conf);
   }
 };
-
-
-
-#endif /* SRC_UTILITIES_LOGGERFACTORY_HPP_ */
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/LoggerFactory.h b/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/LoggerFactory.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccc500a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/LoggerFactory.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * LoggerFactory.hpp
+ *
+ *  Created on: Jun 19, 2018
+ *      Author: Andreas Schneider, Johannes Wendel, Jonas Zeunert, Rafael Vinci, Dr. Franca Rupprecht
+ */
+
+#ifndef SRC_UTILITIES_LOGGERFACTORY_HPP_
+#define SRC_UTILITIES_LOGGERFACTORY_HPP_
+
+namespace LoggerFactory
+{
+  void CreateInputTestLogger();
+
+  void CreateInputLogger();
+};
+
+#endif /* SRC_UTILITIES_LOGGERFACTORY_HPP_ */
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/config.h b/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/config.h
index 324fa47..e0a66de 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/config.h
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/config.h
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@
 
 #include "easylogging++.h"
 
+// initialize easylogging once
+
 #define INPUT_LOGGER "driver_logger"
 #define OUTPUT_LOGGER "output_logger"
 
 #define LOGGER_FILE "input_driver.log"
 
 
-
 #define DRIVER_CONF_FILE "/var/log/flippr_driver.conf"
 
 #define HIGH_VERBOSITY 10
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/tests/input/TestDetector.cpp b/FlippR-Driver/tests/input/TestDetector.cpp
index 651c78c..8a88477 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/tests/input/TestDetector.cpp
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/tests/input/TestDetector.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include "input/IEventNotifier.h"
 #include "Event.h"
 #include "input/Detector.h"
-#include "utilities/LoggerFactory.hpp"
+#include "utilities/LoggerFactory.h"
 #include "utilities/InputGPIOInterface.h"
 
 
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/tests/input/TestEventHandler.cpp b/FlippR-Driver/tests/input/TestEventHandler.cpp
index 6ceddbf..9467dd8 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/tests/input/TestEventHandler.cpp
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/tests/input/TestEventHandler.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include "catch.hpp"
 #include "fakeit.hpp"
 
-#include "utilities/LoggerFactory.hpp"
+#include "utilities/LoggerFactory.h"
 #include "input/EventHandler.h"
 #include "IInputDriver.h"
 
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/tests/input/TestEventNotifier.cpp b/FlippR-Driver/tests/input/TestEventNotifier.cpp
index b8717d0..c2c520a 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/tests/input/TestEventNotifier.cpp
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/tests/input/TestEventNotifier.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include "fakeit.hpp"
 
 
-#include "utilities/LoggerFactory.hpp"
+#include "utilities/LoggerFactory.h"
 #include "IEventHandler.h"
 #include "utilities/IBlockingQueue.h"
 
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/tests/input/TestInputDriver.cpp b/FlippR-Driver/tests/input/TestInputDriver.cpp
index 4f3a8b6..53e582d 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/tests/input/TestInputDriver.cpp
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/tests/input/TestInputDriver.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include "catch.hpp"
 #include "fakeit.hpp"
-#include "utilities/LoggerFactory.hpp"
+#include "utilities/LoggerFactory.h"
 
 // testing purposes
 #define private public
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/tests/input/TestInputDriverFactory.cpp b/FlippR-Driver/tests/input/TestInputDriverFactory.cpp
index 820dd51..4331d38 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/tests/input/TestInputDriverFactory.cpp
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/tests/input/TestInputDriverFactory.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include "catch.hpp"
 #include "fakeit.hpp"
 
-#include "utilities/LoggerFactory.hpp"
+#include "utilities/LoggerFactory.h"
 
 
 // testing purposes
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/tests/output/TestCabinetItem.cpp b/FlippR-Driver/tests/output/TestCabinetItem.cpp
index 07b3794..e5b4da5 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/tests/output/TestCabinetItem.cpp
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/tests/output/TestCabinetItem.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include "catch.hpp"
 #include "fakeit.hpp"
 
-#include "utilities/LoggerFactory.hpp"
+#include "utilities/LoggerFactory.h"
 
 
 // testing purposes
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/tests/output/TestDisplay.cpp b/FlippR-Driver/tests/output/TestDisplay.cpp
index f0e0d6b..68a8739 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/tests/output/TestDisplay.cpp
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/tests/output/TestDisplay.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include "catch.hpp"
 #include "fakeit.hpp"
 
-#include "utilities/LoggerFactory.hpp"
+#include "utilities/LoggerFactory.h"
 
 
 // testing purposes
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/tests/output/TestDisplayController.cpp b/FlippR-Driver/tests/output/TestDisplayController.cpp
index dec46c2..744c8c8 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/tests/output/TestDisplayController.cpp
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/tests/output/TestDisplayController.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include "catch.hpp"
 #include "fakeit.hpp"
 
-#include "utilities/LoggerFactory.hpp"
+#include "utilities/LoggerFactory.h"
 
 
 // testing purposes
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/tests/output/TestLamp.cpp b/FlippR-Driver/tests/output/TestLamp.cpp
index 65111e9..22d29a0 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/tests/output/TestLamp.cpp
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/tests/output/TestLamp.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include "catch.hpp"
 #include "fakeit.hpp"
 
-#include "utilities/LoggerFactory.hpp"
+#include "utilities/LoggerFactory.h"
 
 
 // testing purposes
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/tests/output/TestOutputDriver.cpp b/FlippR-Driver/tests/output/TestOutputDriver.cpp
index c592430..4c88805 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/tests/output/TestOutputDriver.cpp
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/tests/output/TestOutputDriver.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include "catch.hpp"
 #include "fakeit.hpp"
 
-#include "utilities/LoggerFactory.hpp"
+#include "utilities/LoggerFactory.h"
 
 
 // testing purposes
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/tests/output/TestSolenoid.cpp b/FlippR-Driver/tests/output/TestSolenoid.cpp
index 700e4fa..5d5213a 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/tests/output/TestSolenoid.cpp
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/tests/output/TestSolenoid.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include "catch.hpp"
 #include "fakeit.hpp"
 
-#include "utilities/LoggerFactory.hpp"
+#include "utilities/LoggerFactory.h"
 
 
 // testing purposes
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/tests/output/TestSound.cpp b/FlippR-Driver/tests/output/TestSound.cpp
index 7e12708..3a1de79 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/tests/output/TestSound.cpp
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/tests/output/TestSound.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include "catch.hpp"
 #include "fakeit.hpp"
 
-#include "utilities/LoggerFactory.hpp"
+#include "utilities/LoggerFactory.h"
 
 
 // testing purposes