diff --git a/Gpio.h b/Gpio.h
index 8bdb9f3..4481014 100644
--- a/Gpio.h
+++ b/Gpio.h
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ private:
             PinRole::OutputHighRtoActive,
             PinRole::OutputHighCmActive,
             PinRole::OutputHighRtoOrCmActive,
+            PinRole::GeneralInput,
+            PinRole::GeneralOutput
         };
 
     std::vector<PinEntry> _pinConfiguration;
diff --git a/MqttTopics.h b/MqttTopics.h
index 0c0c81a..d1a5568 100644
--- a/MqttTopics.h
+++ b/MqttTopics.h
@@ -62,4 +62,5 @@
 #define mqtt_topic_mqtt_connection_state "/maintenance/mqttConnectionState"
 #define mqtt_topic_network_device "/maintenance/networkDevice"
 
-#define mqtt_topic_gpio_prefix "/gpio/"
+#define mqtt_topic_gpio_prefix "/gpio"
+#define mqtt_topic_gpio_input "/input_"
diff --git a/Network.cpp b/Network.cpp
index e2001d6..654178d 100644
--- a/Network.cpp
+++ b/Network.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ Network::Network(Preferences *preferences, Gpio* gpio, const String& maintenance
         _maintenancePathPrefix[i] = maintenancePathPrefix.charAt(i);
     }
 
-    String connectionStateTopic = _preferences->getString(preference_mqtt_lock_path) + mqtt_topic_mqtt_connection_state;
+    _lockPath = _preferences->getString(preference_mqtt_lock_path);
+    String connectionStateTopic = _lockPath + mqtt_topic_mqtt_connection_state;
 
     memset(_mqttConnectionStateTopic, 0, sizeof(_mqttConnectionStateTopic));
     len = connectionStateTopic.length();
@@ -144,9 +145,6 @@ void Network::setupDevice()
 
 void Network::initialize()
 {
-    _networkGpio->initialize();
-    registerMqttReceiver(_networkGpio);
-
     _restartOnDisconnect = _preferences->getBool(preference_restart_on_disconnect);
     _rssiPublishInterval = _preferences->getInt(preference_rssi_publish_interval) * 1000;
 
@@ -215,16 +213,21 @@ void Network::initialize()
 
     _publishDebugInfo = _preferences->getBool(preference_publish_debug_info);
 
+    char gpioPath[200];
+
     for(const auto& pinEntry : _gpio->pinConfiguration())
     {
         switch(pinEntry.role)
         {
             case PinRole::GeneralInput:
-                String inp = "input_";
-                inp.concat(pinEntry.pin);
-                initTopic(mqtt_topic_gpio_prefix, inp.c_str(), )
+                memset(gpioPath, 0, sizeof(gpioPath));
+                buildMqttPath(gpioPath, {mqtt_topic_gpio_prefix, (mqtt_topic_gpio_input + std::to_string(pinEntry.pin)).c_str(), "role" });
+                publishString(_lockPath.c_str(), gpioPath, "input");
                 break;
             case PinRole::GeneralOutput:
+                memset(gpioPath, 0, sizeof(gpioPath));
+                buildMqttPath(gpioPath, {mqtt_topic_gpio_prefix, (mqtt_topic_gpio_input + std::to_string(pinEntry.pin)).c_str(), "role" });
+                publishString(_lockPath.c_str(), gpioPath, "output");
                 break;
         }
     }
@@ -327,8 +330,6 @@ bool Network::update()
         _lastMaintenanceTs = ts;
     }
 
-    _networkGpio->update();
-
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -464,36 +465,38 @@ bool Network::reconnect()
 void Network::subscribe(const char* prefix, const char *path)
 {
     char prefixedPath[500];
-    buildMqttPath(prefix, path, prefixedPath);
+    buildMqttPath(prefixedPath, { prefix, path });
     _subscribedTopics.push_back(prefixedPath);
 }
 
 void Network::initTopic(const char *prefix, const char *path, const char *value)
 {
     char prefixedPath[500];
-    buildMqttPath(prefix, path, prefixedPath);
+    buildMqttPath(prefixedPath, { prefix, path });
     String pathStr = prefixedPath;
     String valueStr = value;
     _initTopics[pathStr] = valueStr;
 }
 
-void Network::buildMqttPath(const char* prefix, const char* path, char* outPath)
+void Network::buildMqttPath(char* outPath, std::initializer_list<const char*> paths)
 {
     int offset = 0;
-    int i=0;
-    while(prefix[i] != 0x00)
-    {
-        outPath[offset] = prefix[i];
-        ++offset;
-        ++i;
-    }
 
-    i=0;
-    while(path[i] != 0x00)
+    for(const char* path : paths)
     {
-        outPath[offset] = path[i];
-        ++i;
-        ++offset;
+        if(path[0] != '/')
+        {
+            outPath[offset] = '/';
+            ++offset;
+        }
+
+        int i = 0;
+        while(path[i] != 0)
+        {
+            outPath[offset] = path[i];
+            ++offset;
+            ++i;
+        }
     }
 
     outPath[offset] = 0x00;
@@ -567,7 +570,7 @@ void Network::publishFloat(const char* prefix, const char* topic, const float va
     char str[30];
     dtostrf(value, 0, precision, str);
     char path[200] = {0};
-    buildMqttPath(prefix, topic, path);
+    buildMqttPath(path, { prefix, topic });
     _device->mqttPublish(path, MQTT_QOS_LEVEL, true, str);
 }
 
@@ -576,7 +579,7 @@ void Network::publishInt(const char* prefix, const char *topic, const int value)
     char str[30];
     itoa(value, str, 10);
     char path[200] = {0};
-    buildMqttPath(prefix, topic, path);
+    buildMqttPath(path, { prefix, topic });
     _device->mqttPublish(path, MQTT_QOS_LEVEL, true, str);
 }
 
@@ -585,7 +588,7 @@ void Network::publishUInt(const char* prefix, const char *topic, const unsigned
     char str[30];
     utoa(value, str, 10);
     char path[200] = {0};
-    buildMqttPath(prefix, topic, path);
+    buildMqttPath(path, { prefix, topic });
     _device->mqttPublish(path, MQTT_QOS_LEVEL, true, str);
 }
 
@@ -594,7 +597,7 @@ void Network::publishULong(const char* prefix, const char *topic, const unsigned
     char str[30];
     utoa(value, str, 10);
     char path[200] = {0};
-    buildMqttPath(prefix, topic, path);
+    buildMqttPath(path, { prefix, topic });
     _device->mqttPublish(path, MQTT_QOS_LEVEL, true, str);
 }
 
@@ -603,14 +606,14 @@ void Network::publishBool(const char* prefix, const char *topic, const bool valu
     char str[2] = {0};
     str[0] = value ? '1' : '0';
     char path[200] = {0};
-    buildMqttPath(prefix, topic, path);
+    buildMqttPath(path, { prefix, topic });
     _device->mqttPublish(path, MQTT_QOS_LEVEL, true, str);
 }
 
 bool Network::publishString(const char* prefix, const char *topic, const char *value)
 {
     char path[200] = {0};
-    buildMqttPath(prefix, topic, path);
+    buildMqttPath(path, { prefix, topic });
     return _device->mqttPublish(path, MQTT_QOS_LEVEL, true, value) > 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/Network.h b/Network.h
index daf8594..15f762c 100644
--- a/Network.h
+++ b/Network.h
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #include "networkDevices/IPConfiguration.h"
 #include "MqttTopics.h"
 #include "Gpio.h"
-#include "NetworkGpio.h"
 
 enum class NetworkDeviceType
 {
@@ -101,12 +100,13 @@ private:
     void onMqttConnect(const bool& sessionPresent);
     void onMqttDisconnect(const espMqttClientTypes::DisconnectReason& reason);
 
-    void buildMqttPath(const char* prefix, const char* path, char* outPath);
+    void buildMqttPath(char* outPath, std::initializer_list<const char*> paths);
 
     static Network* _inst;
 
     const char* _lastWillPayload = "offline";
     char _mqttConnectionStateTopic[211] = {0};
+    String _lockPath;
 
     Preferences* _preferences;
     Gpio* _gpio;