diff --git a/Essentials/PepperDashEssentials/Room/Config/EssentialsRoomConfig.cs b/Essentials/PepperDashEssentials/Room/Config/EssentialsRoomConfig.cs
index 6327c8f2..ef6c5b57 100644
--- a/Essentials/PepperDashEssentials/Room/Config/EssentialsRoomConfig.cs
+++ b/Essentials/PepperDashEssentials/Room/Config/EssentialsRoomConfig.cs
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Room.Config
 
                 return rm;
             }
+			else if (typeName == "ddvc01Bridge")
+			{
+				return new Device(Key, Name); // placeholder device that does nothing.
+			}
 
             return null;
 		}
diff --git a/Essentials/PepperDashEssentials/Room/Cotija/CotijaSystemController.cs b/Essentials/PepperDashEssentials/Room/Cotija/CotijaSystemController.cs
index 11147c2b..7c1c1b71 100644
--- a/Essentials/PepperDashEssentials/Room/Cotija/CotijaSystemController.cs
+++ b/Essentials/PepperDashEssentials/Room/Cotija/CotijaSystemController.cs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials
 
         string SystemUuid;
 
-        public List<CotijaEssentialsHuddleSpaceRoomBridge> CotijaRooms { get; private set; }
+        public List<CotijaBridgeBase> CotijaRooms { get; private set; }
 
         long ButtonHeartbeatInterval = 1000;
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials
             Config = config;
 			Debug.Console(0, this, "Mobile UI controller initializing for server:{0}", config.ServerUrl);
 
-            CotijaRooms = new List<CotijaEssentialsHuddleSpaceRoomBridge>();
+            CotijaRooms = new List<CotijaBridgeBase>();
 
 			//CrestronConsole.AddNewConsoleCommand(s => RegisterSystemToServer(), 
 			//    "CotiInitializeHttpClient", "Initializes a new HTTP client connection to a specified URL", ConsoleAccessLevelEnum.AccessOperator);
diff --git a/Essentials/PepperDashEssentials/Room/Cotija/RoomBridges/CotijaBridgeBase.cs b/Essentials/PepperDashEssentials/Room/Cotija/RoomBridges/CotijaBridgeBase.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7f859497
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Essentials/PepperDashEssentials/Room/Cotija/RoomBridges/CotijaBridgeBase.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using Crestron.SimplSharp;
+
+namespace PepperDash.Essentials
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// 
+	/// </summary>
+	public abstract class CotijaBridgeBase
+	{
+		public CotijaSystemController Parent { get; private set; }
+
+		public CotijaBridgeBase(CotijaSystemController parent)
+		{
+			Parent = parent;
+		}
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Essentials/PepperDashEssentials/Room/Cotija/RoomBridges/CotijaDdvc01RoomBridge.cs b/Essentials/PepperDashEssentials/Room/Cotija/RoomBridges/CotijaDdvc01RoomBridge.cs
index 2c88aee5..356f57d2 100644
--- a/Essentials/PepperDashEssentials/Room/Cotija/RoomBridges/CotijaDdvc01RoomBridge.cs
+++ b/Essentials/PepperDashEssentials/Room/Cotija/RoomBridges/CotijaDdvc01RoomBridge.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ using PepperDash.Essentials.Room.Config;
 
 namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Room.Cotija
 {
-	public class CotijaDdvc01RoomBridge : Device, IDelayedConfiguration
+	public class CotijaDdvc01RoomBridge : CotijaBridgeBase, IDelayedConfiguration
 	{
 		public class BoolJoin
 		{
@@ -122,6 +122,12 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Room.Cotija
 
 		public bool ConfigIsLoaded { get; private set; }
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// 
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="key"></param>
+		/// <param name="name"></param>
+		/// <param name="ipId"></param>
 		public CotijaDdvc01RoomBridge(string key, string name, uint ipId)
 			: base(key, name)
 		{
@@ -156,6 +162,9 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Room.Cotija
 			SetupFunctions();
 			SetupFeedbacks();
 			EISC.SigChange += EISC_SigChange;
+			// load config if it's already there
+			if (EISC.BooleanInput[BoolJoin.ConfigIsReady].BoolValue)
+				LoadConfigValues();
 			return base.CustomActivate();
 		}
 
@@ -243,6 +252,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Room.Cotija
 			EISC.SetSigTrueAction(BoolJoin.ConfigIsReady, LoadConfigValues);
 
 
+
 		}
 
 		/// <summary>
@@ -329,6 +339,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Room.Cotija
 
 			co.SourceLists.Add("default", newSl);
 
+			Debug.Console(0, this, "******* CONFIG FROM DDVC: \r", JsonConvert.SerializeObject(ConfigReader.ConfigObject, Formatting.Indented));
 
 
 			ConfigIsLoaded = true;
diff --git a/Essentials/PepperDashEssentials/Room/Cotija/RoomBridges/CotijaEssentialsHuddleSpaceRoomBridge.cs b/Essentials/PepperDashEssentials/Room/Cotija/RoomBridges/CotijaEssentialsHuddleSpaceRoomBridge.cs
index ea9bc6ed..fa84ca66 100644
--- a/Essentials/PepperDashEssentials/Room/Cotija/RoomBridges/CotijaEssentialsHuddleSpaceRoomBridge.cs
+++ b/Essentials/PepperDashEssentials/Room/Cotija/RoomBridges/CotijaEssentialsHuddleSpaceRoomBridge.cs
@@ -10,15 +10,18 @@ using PepperDash.Essentials.Room.Cotija;
 
 namespace PepperDash.Essentials
 {
-    public class CotijaEssentialsHuddleSpaceRoomBridge
+    public class CotijaEssentialsHuddleSpaceRoomBridge : CotijaBridgeBase
     {
-        CotijaSystemController Parent;
 
         public EssentialsHuddleSpaceRoom Room { get; private set; }
 
-        public CotijaEssentialsHuddleSpaceRoomBridge(CotijaSystemController parent, EssentialsHuddleSpaceRoom room)
+		/// <summary>
+		/// 
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="parent"></param>
+		/// <param name="room"></param>
+        public CotijaEssentialsHuddleSpaceRoomBridge(CotijaSystemController parent, EssentialsHuddleSpaceRoom room):base(parent)
         {
-            Parent = parent;
             Room = room;
 
 			// we add actions to the messaging system with a path, and a related action. Custom action
diff --git a/Release Package/PepperDashEssentials.cpz b/Release Package/PepperDashEssentials.cpz
index f4bf645d..5acd33d3 100644
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