diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/src/input/Detector.cpp b/FlippR-Driver/src/input/Detector.cpp
index bf8b66a..4aa99a5 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/src/input/Detector.cpp
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/src/input/Detector.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ bool Detector::check_inputs(char& address)
 {
   for(char pin = 0; pin < (INPUT_MATRIX_SIZE * INPUT_MATRIX_SIZE); pin++)
   {
-    if(input_gpio_interface->read_input_data(pin))
+    if(input_gpio_interface->read_data(pin))
     {
      address = pin;
      return true;
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/GPIOInterface.cpp b/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/GPIOInterface.cpp
index b055fe0..7a1d096 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/GPIOInterface.cpp
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/GPIOInterface.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@
 #include "wiringPi/wiringPi.h"
 #include "json/json.hpp"
 
+std::once_flag GPIOInterface::GPIO_LIB_INITIALIZED;
+
+void GPIOInterface::initialize_input_pin(char address)
+{
+  pinMode(address, INPUT);
+}
 
 void GPIOInterface::write_pin(char address, char data)
 {
@@ -21,3 +27,13 @@ bool GPIOInterface::read_pin(char address)
 {
   return digitalRead(address);
 }
+
+void GPIOInterface::initialize_output_pin(char address)
+{
+  pinMode(address, OUTPUT);
+}
+
+GPIOInterface::GPIOInterface()
+{
+  std::call_once(GPIO_LIB_INITIALIZED, wiringPiSetup);
+}
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/GPIOInterface.h b/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/GPIOInterface.h
index 3ef332b..fff69cd 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/GPIOInterface.h
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/GPIOInterface.h
@@ -13,17 +13,26 @@
 #ifndef SRC_UTILITIES_GPIOINTERFACE_H_
 #define SRC_UTILITIES_GPIOINTERFACE_H_
 
+#include <mutex>
 #include <fstream>
 #include "config.h"
-
 class GPIOInterface
 {
 public:
+  GPIOInterface();
+
   virtual ~GPIOInterface() {};
 
+  static void initialize_input_pin(char address);
+
+  static void initialize_output_pin(char address);
+
   static void write_pin(char address, char data);
 
   static bool read_pin(char address);
+
+public:
+  static std::once_flag GPIO_LIB_INITIALIZED;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/IInputGPIOInterface.h b/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/IInputGPIOInterface.h
index 9881234..67c878a 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/IInputGPIOInterface.h
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/IInputGPIOInterface.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class IInputGPIOInterface
 public:
   virtual ~IInputGPIOInterface(){};
 
-  virtual bool read_input_data(char pin) = 0;
+  virtual bool read_data(char pin) = 0;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/InputGPIOInterface.cpp b/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/InputGPIOInterface.cpp
index eb8609c..424158a 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/InputGPIOInterface.cpp
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/InputGPIOInterface.cpp
@@ -15,56 +15,75 @@
 #include <string>
 using namespace nlohmann;
 
-bool InputGPIOInterface::read_input_data(char pin)
+bool InputGPIOInterface::read_data(char pin)
 {
   // setting address to read
-  write_input_row(pin / INPUT_MATRIX_SIZE);
-  write_input_col(pin % INPUT_MATRIX_SIZE);
+  write_row(pin / INPUT_MATRIX_SIZE);
+  write_col(pin % INPUT_MATRIX_SIZE);
 
   // wait for mux to set address
   std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::nanoseconds(INPUT_SLEEP_DURATION_NANO));
 
-  return read_pin(this->input_data_address);
+  return read_pin(this->data_address);
 }
 
-void InputGPIOInterface::write_input_row(char data)
+void InputGPIOInterface::write_row(char data)
 {
-  write_pin(this->input_row_address_A, data & 0b001);
-  write_pin(this->input_row_address_B, data & 0b010);
-  write_pin(this->input_row_address_C, data & 0b100);
+  write_pin(this->row_address_A, data & 0b001);
+  write_pin(this->row_address_B, data & 0b010);
+  write_pin(this->row_address_C, data & 0b100);
 }
 
-void InputGPIOInterface::write_input_col(char data)
+void InputGPIOInterface::write_col(char data)
 {
-  write_pin(this->input_col_address_A, data & 0b001);
-  write_pin(this->input_col_address_B, data & 0b010);
-  write_pin(this->input_col_address_C, data & 0b100);
+  write_pin(this->col_address_A, data & 0b001);
+  write_pin(this->col_address_B, data & 0b010);
+  write_pin(this->col_address_C, data & 0b100);
 }
 
 
 InputGPIOInterface::InputGPIOInterface(std::istream& matrix_config_stream)
 {
-    json matrix_config;
-    matrix_config_stream >> matrix_config;
-
-    try {
-      json matrix_config_input = matrix_config.at("input");
-
-      json row_json = matrix_config.at("row");
-      input_row_address_A = row_json.at("A").get<json::number_integer_t>();
-      input_row_address_B = row_json.at("B").get<json::number_integer_t>();
-      input_row_address_C = row_json.at("C").get<json::number_integer_t>();
-
-      json col_json = matrix_config.at("col");
-      input_col_address_A = col_json.at("A").get<json::number_integer_t>();
-      input_col_address_B = col_json.at("B").get<json::number_integer_t>();
-      input_col_address_C = col_json.at("C").get<json::number_integer_t>();
-
-      input_data_address = matrix_config.at("data").get<nlohmann::json::number_integer_t>();
-    } catch (json::type_error& e) {
-      CLOG(ERROR, INPUT_LOGGER) << "ERROR";
-    } catch (json::out_of_range& e) {
-      CLOG(ERROR, INPUT_LOGGER) << "ANOTHER ERROR!";
-    }
+  init_members(matrix_config_stream);
 
+  init_pins();
+}
+
+void InputGPIOInterface::init_members(std::istream &matrix_config_stream)
+{
+  json matrix_config;
+  matrix_config_stream >> matrix_config;
+
+  try {
+    json matrix_config_input = matrix_config.at("input");
+
+    json row_json = matrix_config.at("row");
+    row_address_A = row_json.at("A").get<json::number_integer_t>();
+    row_address_B = row_json.at("B").get<json::number_integer_t>();
+    row_address_C = row_json.at("C").get<json::number_integer_t>();
+
+    json col_json = matrix_config.at("col");
+    col_address_A = col_json.at("A").get<json::number_integer_t>();
+    col_address_B = col_json.at("B").get<json::number_integer_t>();
+    col_address_C = col_json.at("C").get<json::number_integer_t>();
+
+    data_address = matrix_config.at("data").get<nlohmann::json::number_integer_t>();
+  } catch (json::type_error& e) {
+    CLOG(ERROR, INPUT_LOGGER) << "ERROR";
+  } catch (json::out_of_range& e) {
+    CLOG(ERROR, INPUT_LOGGER) << "ANOTHER ERROR!";
+  }
+}
+
+void InputGPIOInterface::init_pins()
+{
+  initialize_output_pin(col_address_A);
+  initialize_output_pin(col_address_B);
+  initialize_output_pin(col_address_C);
+
+  initialize_output_pin(row_address_A);
+  initialize_output_pin(row_address_B);
+  initialize_output_pin(row_address_C);
+
+  initialize_input_pin(data_address);
 }
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/InputGPIOInterface.h b/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/InputGPIOInterface.h
index b21540d..0cf5e96 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/InputGPIOInterface.h
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/src/utilities/InputGPIOInterface.h
@@ -16,20 +16,22 @@ class InputGPIOInterface : public IInputGPIOInterface, GPIOInterface
 {
 public:
   InputGPIOInterface(std::istream& matrix_config_stream);
-  bool read_input_data(char pin);
+  bool read_data(char pin);
 
 private:
-  void write_input_row(char data);
-  void write_input_col(char data);
+  void init_members(std::istream& matrix_config_stream);
+  void init_pins();
+  void write_row(char data);
+  void write_col(char data);
 
 private:
-  char input_row_address_A;
-  char input_row_address_B;
-  char input_row_address_C;
-  char input_col_address_A;
-  char input_col_address_B;
-  char input_col_address_C;
-  char input_data_address;
+  char row_address_A;
+  char row_address_B;
+  char row_address_C;
+  char col_address_A;
+  char col_address_B;
+  char col_address_C;
+  char data_address;
 };
 
 #endif /* SRC_UTILITIES_INPUTGPIOINTERFACE_H_ */
diff --git a/FlippR-Driver/tests/input/TestDetector.cpp b/FlippR-Driver/tests/input/TestDetector.cpp
index e137ad2..e67bce5 100644
--- a/FlippR-Driver/tests/input/TestDetector.cpp
+++ b/FlippR-Driver/tests/input/TestDetector.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ SCENARIO("Creating a Detector object", "")
     Mock<IInputGPIOInterface> gpio_interface_mock;
 
     Fake(Dtor(gpio_interface_mock));
-    When(Method(gpio_interface_mock, read_input_data)).AlwaysReturn(false);
+    When(Method(gpio_interface_mock, read_data)).AlwaysReturn(false);
 
     Fake(Dtor(event_notifier_mock));
     When(Method(event_notifier_mock, distribute_event)).AlwaysReturn();
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ SCENARIO("There are events at the input", "")
     Mock<IInputGPIOInterface> gpio_interface_mock;
 
     Fake(Dtor(gpio_interface_mock));
-    When(Method(gpio_interface_mock, read_input_data)).AlwaysDo([](char c){return c==2;});
+    When(Method(gpio_interface_mock, read_data)).AlwaysDo([](char c){return c==2;});
 
     Fake(Dtor(event_notifier_mock));
     When(Method(event_notifier_mock, distribute_event)).AlwaysReturn();
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ SCENARIO("There are events at the input but no suitable event in map", "")
     Mock<IInputGPIOInterface> gpio_interface_mock;
 
     Fake(Dtor(gpio_interface_mock));
-    When(Method(gpio_interface_mock, read_input_data)).AlwaysDo([](char c){return c==4;});
+    When(Method(gpio_interface_mock, read_data)).AlwaysDo([](char c){return c==4;});
 
     Fake(Dtor(event_notifier_mock));
     When(Method(event_notifier_mock, distribute_event)).AlwaysReturn();