diff --git a/PepperDashEssentials/ControlSystem.cs b/PepperDashEssentials/ControlSystem.cs
index 8124beb7..9069bef4 100644
--- a/PepperDashEssentials/ControlSystem.cs
+++ b/PepperDashEssentials/ControlSystem.cs
@@ -356,8 +356,6 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials
 						newDev = PepperDash.Essentials.DM.DeviceFactory.GetDevice(devConf);
 					if (newDev == null)
 						newDev = PepperDash.Essentials.Devices.Displays.DisplayDeviceFactory.GetDevice(devConf);
-					if (newDev == null)
-						newDev = PepperDash.Essentials.BridgeFactory.GetDevice(devConf);
 
 					//if (newDev == null) // might want to consider the ability to override an essentials "type"
 					//{
diff --git a/essentials-framework b/essentials-framework
index 2c636c33..11f52e17 160000
--- a/essentials-framework
+++ b/essentials-framework
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 2c636c3347a406c4254d895789f40dd183f00ca9
+Subproject commit 11f52e170e452a2397b3dc0d685abe11345ae424