diff --git a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Crestron IO/C2nRts/C2nRthsController.cs b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Crestron IO/C2nRts/C2nRthsController.cs
index 91607ec4..e90cc547 100644
--- a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Crestron IO/C2nRts/C2nRthsController.cs	
+++ b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Crestron IO/C2nRts/C2nRthsController.cs	
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core.CrestronIO
         }
     }
 
-    public class C2nRthsControllerFactory : EssentialsDeviceFactory<GenericComm>
+    public class C2nRthsControllerFactory : EssentialsDeviceFactory<C2nRthsController>
     {
         public C2nRthsControllerFactory()
         {
diff --git a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Crestron IO/Inputs/CenIoDigIn104Controller.cs b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Crestron IO/Inputs/CenIoDigIn104Controller.cs
index 8510dd9d..5112f3aa 100644
--- a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Crestron IO/Inputs/CenIoDigIn104Controller.cs	
+++ b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Crestron IO/Inputs/CenIoDigIn104Controller.cs	
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
         #endregion
     }
 
-    public class CenIoDigIn104ControllerFactory : EssentialsDeviceFactory<GenericComm>
+    public class CenIoDigIn104ControllerFactory : EssentialsDeviceFactory<CenIoDigIn104Controller>
     {
         public CenIoDigIn104ControllerFactory()
         {
diff --git a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Crestron IO/StatusSign/StatusSignController.cs b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Crestron IO/StatusSign/StatusSignController.cs
index b3b58529..b08cd81b 100644
--- a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Crestron IO/StatusSign/StatusSignController.cs	
+++ b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Crestron IO/StatusSign/StatusSignController.cs	
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core.CrestronIO
         }
     }
 
-    public class StatusSignControllerFactory : EssentialsDeviceFactory<GenericComm>
+    public class StatusSignControllerFactory : EssentialsDeviceFactory<StatusSignController>
     {
         public StatusSignControllerFactory()
         {
diff --git a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Factory/DeviceFactory.cs b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Factory/DeviceFactory.cs
index 15188965..80725cc3 100644
--- a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Factory/DeviceFactory.cs	
+++ b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Factory/DeviceFactory.cs	
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
         {
             Debug.Console(1, "Essentials.Core Factory Adding Types...");
 
+            //cast to IDeviceFactory isn't explicitly required here...but will be when instantiating using reflection, which I'm assuming is the next step
             var genCommFactory = new GenericCommFactory() as IDeviceFactory;
             genCommFactory.LoadTypeFactories();