diff --git a/packages/modules/common/configurable_io.py b/packages/modules/common/configurable_io.py
index fe1f2563f0..981bdfeb7d 100644
--- a/packages/modules/common/configurable_io.py
+++ b/packages/modules/common/configurable_io.py
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ class ConfigurableIo(Generic[T_IO_CONFIG], AbstractIoDevice):
     def __init__(self,
                  config: T_IO_CONFIG,
                  component_reader: Callable[[], IoState],
-                 component_writer: Callable[[Dict[int, Union[float, int]]], Optional[IoState]]) -> None:
+                 component_writer: Callable[[Dict[int, Union[float, int]]], Optional[IoState]],
+                 initializer: Callable = lambda: None) -> None:
         self.config = config
         self.fault_state = FaultState(ComponentInfo(self.config.id, self.config.name,
                                       ComponentType.IO.value))
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ def __init__(self,
         with SingleComponentUpdateContext(self.fault_state):
             self.component_reader = component_reader
             self.component_writer = component_writer
+            initializer()
 
     def read(self):
         if hasattr(self, "component_reader"):
diff --git a/packages/modules/io_devices/dimm_kit/api.py b/packages/modules/io_devices/dimm_kit/api.py
index 7e953dd08d..02a9fc1f24 100644
--- a/packages/modules/io_devices/dimm_kit/api.py
+++ b/packages/modules/io_devices/dimm_kit/api.py
@@ -17,8 +17,12 @@
 
 
 def create_io(config: IoLan):
+    version = False
+    client = None
+
     def read():
         nonlocal version
+        nonlocal client
         if version is False:
             try:
                 parsed_answer = get_version_by_telnet(VALID_VERSIONS[0], config.configuration.host)
@@ -53,15 +57,17 @@ def read():
                 ) for pin in DigitalOutputMapping})
 
     def write(analog_output: Optional[Dict[str, int]], digital_output: Optional[Dict[str, bool]]) -> None:
+        nonlocal client
         for i, value in digital_output.items():
             client.write_single_coil(DigitalOutputMapping[i].value, 1 if value is True else 0,
                                      unit=config.configuration.modbus_id)
 
-    version = False
-    client = ModbusTcpClient_(config.configuration.host, config.configuration.port)
-    for output, value in config.output["digital"].items():
-        client.write_single_coil(DigitalOutputMapping[output].value, value, unit=config.configuration.modbus_id)
-    return ConfigurableIo(config=config, component_reader=read, component_writer=write)
+    def initializer():
+        nonlocal client
+        client = ModbusTcpClient_(config.configuration.host, config.configuration.port)
+        for output, value in config.output["digital"].items():
+            client.write_single_coil(DigitalOutputMapping[output].value, value, unit=config.configuration.modbus_id)
+    return ConfigurableIo(config=config, component_reader=read, component_writer=write, initializer=initializer)
 
 
 device_descriptor = DeviceDescriptor(configuration_factory=IoLan)