diff --git a/src/NimBLEMeshElement.cpp b/src/NimBLEMeshElement.cpp
index 92d08b5..ef40f67 100644
--- a/src/NimBLEMeshElement.cpp
+++ b/src/NimBLEMeshElement.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ NimBLEMeshElement::~NimBLEMeshElement() {
     for(auto &it : m_modelsVec) {
         delete (NimBLEMeshModel*)it.user_data;
     }
+
+    m_modelsVec.clear();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -29,12 +31,10 @@ NimBLEMeshElement::~NimBLEMeshElement() {
  * @param [in] type The type of model to create.
  * @param [in] pCallbacks a pointer to a callback instance for this model.
  */
-void NimBLEMeshElement::createModel(uint16_t type, NimBLEMeshModelCallbacks *pCallbacks) {
-    for(auto &it : m_modelsVec) {
-        if(it.id == type) {
-            NIMBLE_LOGE(LOG_TAG, "Error: element already has a type %04x model", type);
-            return;
-        }
+NimBLEMeshModel* NimBLEMeshElement::createModel(uint16_t type, NimBLEMeshModelCallbacks *pCallbacks) {
+    if(getModel(type) != nullptr) {
+        NIMBLE_LOGE(LOG_TAG, "Error: element already has a type %04x model", type);
+        return nullptr;
     }
 
     NIMBLE_LOGD(LOG_TAG, "Creating model type: %04x", type);
@@ -53,10 +53,11 @@ void NimBLEMeshElement::createModel(uint16_t type, NimBLEMeshModelCallbacks *pCa
 
         default:
             NIMBLE_LOGE(LOG_TAG, "Error: model type %04x not supported", type);
-            return;
+            return nullptr;
     }
 
     m_modelsVec.push_back(bt_mesh_model{{type},0,0,0, &pModel->m_opPub,{0},{0},pModel->m_opList, pModel});
+    return pModel;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -67,6 +68,18 @@ void NimBLEMeshElement::addModel(bt_mesh_model* model) {
     m_modelsVec.push_back(*model);
 }
 
+
+NimBLEMeshModel* NimBLEMeshElement::getModel(uint16_t type) {
+    for(auto &it : m_modelsVec) {
+        if(it.id == type) {
+            return (NimBLEMeshModel*)it.user_data;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
+
 /**
  * @brief Creates a bt_mesh_elem for registering with the nimble stack.
  * @returns A pointer to the bt_mesh_elem created.
diff --git a/src/NimBLEMeshElement.h b/src/NimBLEMeshElement.h
index d88d90f..d276d76 100644
--- a/src/NimBLEMeshElement.h
+++ b/src/NimBLEMeshElement.h
@@ -19,10 +19,12 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 class NimBLEMeshModelCallbacks;
+class NimBLEMeshModel;
 
 class NimBLEMeshElement {
 public:
-    void createModel(uint16_t type, NimBLEMeshModelCallbacks* pCallbacks=nullptr);
+    NimBLEMeshModel* createModel(uint16_t type, NimBLEMeshModelCallbacks* pCallbacks=nullptr);
+    NimBLEMeshModel* getModel(uint16_t type);
 
 private:
     friend class NimBLEMeshNode;
diff --git a/src/NimBLEMeshModel.cpp b/src/NimBLEMeshModel.cpp
index 578b857..c2b725c 100644
--- a/src/NimBLEMeshModel.cpp
+++ b/src/NimBLEMeshModel.cpp
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ void NimBLEMeshModel::publish() {
 }
 
 void NimBLEMeshModel::setPubMsg() {
-    NIMBLE_LOGD(LOG_TAG,"Base setPubMsg");
     m_opPub.msg = NULL;
 }