diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b8a2a1d..ebcaf94 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ idf_component_register(
     "src/NimBLEEddystoneURL.cpp"
     "src/NimBLEExtAdvertising.cpp"
     "src/NimBLEHIDDevice.cpp"
+    "src/NimBLEMeshCreateModel.c"
     "src/NimBLEMeshElement.cpp"
     "src/NimBLEMeshModel.cpp"
     "src/NimBLEMeshNode.cpp"
diff --git a/src/NimBLEMeshCreateModel.c b/src/NimBLEMeshCreateModel.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee8c2b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NimBLEMeshCreateModel.c
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * NimBLEMeshCreateModel.cpp
+ *
+ *  Created: on April 27 2022
+ *      Author H2zero
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "NimBLEMeshCreateModel.h"
+
+static struct bt_mesh_model_cb mod_cb = {
+    //.init = modelInitCallback
+};
+
+struct bt_mesh_model createConfigSrvModel(struct bt_mesh_cfg_srv* cfg) {
+    struct bt_mesh_model cmod = BT_MESH_MODEL_CFG_SRV(cfg);
+    return cmod;
+}
+
+struct bt_mesh_model createHealthModel(struct bt_mesh_health_srv* hsrv,
+                                       struct bt_mesh_model_pub* hpub) {
+    struct bt_mesh_model hmod = BT_MESH_MODEL_HEALTH_SRV(hsrv, hpub);
+    return hmod;
+}
+
+struct bt_mesh_model createGenModel(int16_t _id, struct bt_mesh_model_op* op,
+                                    struct bt_mesh_model_pub* pub, void* udata) {
+    struct bt_mesh_model mod = BT_MESH_MODEL_CB(_id, op, pub, udata, &mod_cb);
+    return mod;
+}
diff --git a/src/NimBLEMeshCreateModel.h b/src/NimBLEMeshCreateModel.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b73f682
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/NimBLEMeshCreateModel.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * NimBLEMeshCreateModel.h
+ *
+ *  Created: on April 27 2022
+ *      Author H2zero
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef __NIMBLE_MESH_CREATE_MODEL_H
+#define __NIMBLE_MESH_CREATE_MODEL_H
+
+#include "nimconfig.h"
+#if defined(CONFIG_NIMBLE_CPP_IDF)
+#  include "mesh/mesh.h"
+#  include "mesh/cfg_srv.h"
+#else
+#  include "nimble/nimble/host/mesh/include/mesh/mesh.h"
+#  include "nimble/nimble/host/mesh/include/mesh/cfg_srv.h"
+#endif
+
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+//int modelInitCallback(struct bt_mesh_model *model);
+struct bt_mesh_model createConfigSrvModel(struct bt_mesh_cfg_srv* cfg);
+struct bt_mesh_model createHealthModel(struct bt_mesh_health_srv* hsrv,
+                                       struct bt_mesh_model_pub* hpub);
+struct bt_mesh_model createGenModel(int16_t _id, struct bt_mesh_model_op* op,
+                                    struct bt_mesh_model_pub* pub, void* udata);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+#endif
diff --git a/src/NimBLEMeshElement.cpp b/src/NimBLEMeshElement.cpp
index 3fba746..d96cc51 100644
--- a/src/NimBLEMeshElement.cpp
+++ b/src/NimBLEMeshElement.cpp
@@ -8,18 +8,19 @@
 
 #include "NimBLEMeshElement.h"
 #include "NimBLELog.h"
+#include "NimBLEMeshCreateModel.h"
 
 static const char* LOG_TAG = "NimBLEMeshElement";
 
 NimBLEMeshElement::NimBLEMeshElement() {
-    m_pElem_t = nullptr;
+    m_pElem = nullptr;
     m_pHealthModel = nullptr;
 }
 
 
 NimBLEMeshElement::~NimBLEMeshElement() {
-    if(m_pElem_t != nullptr) {
-        delete m_pElem_t;
+    if(m_pElem != nullptr) {
+        delete m_pElem;
     }
 
     if(m_pHealthModel != nullptr) {
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ NimBLEMeshModel* NimBLEMeshElement::createModel(uint16_t type, NimBLEMeshModelCa
         case BT_MESH_MODEL_ID_HEALTH_SRV:
             m_pHealthModel = new NimBLEHealthSrvModel(pCallbacks);
             pModel = m_pHealthModel;
-            m_modelsVec.push_back(bt_mesh_model{{type},0,0,0,&pModel->m_opPub,{0},{0},bt_mesh_health_srv_op,&bt_mesh_health_cli_cb,&m_pHealthModel->m_healthSrv});
+            m_modelsVec.push_back(createHealthModel(&m_pHealthModel->m_healthSrv, &pModel->m_opPub));
             return pModel;
 
         default:
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ NimBLEMeshModel* NimBLEMeshElement::createModel(uint16_t type, NimBLEMeshModelCa
             return nullptr;
     }
 
-    m_modelsVec.push_back(bt_mesh_model{{type},0,0,0, &pModel->m_opPub,{0},{0},pModel->m_opList,nullptr,pModel});
+    m_modelsVec.push_back(createGenModel(type, pModel->m_opList, &pModel->m_opPub, pModel));
     return pModel;
 }
 
@@ -81,8 +82,8 @@ NimBLEMeshModel* NimBLEMeshElement::createModel(uint16_t type, NimBLEMeshModelCa
  * @brief Adds a model created outside of element context to the elements model vector.
  * @param [in] model A pointer to the model instance to add.
  */
-void NimBLEMeshElement::addModel(bt_mesh_model *model) {
-    m_modelsVec.push_back(*model);
+void NimBLEMeshElement::addModel(const bt_mesh_model & model) {
+    m_modelsVec.push_back(model);
 }
 
 
@@ -134,8 +135,8 @@ NimBLEMeshModel* NimBLEMeshElement::getModelByIdx(uint8_t eidx, uint8_t midx, ui
  * @details Must not be called until all models have been added.
  */
 bt_mesh_elem* NimBLEMeshElement::start() {
-    m_pElem_t = new bt_mesh_elem{0, 0, uint8_t(m_modelsVec.size()), 0, &m_modelsVec[0], NULL};
-    return m_pElem_t;
+    m_pElem = new bt_mesh_elem{0, 0, uint8_t(m_modelsVec.size()), 0, &m_modelsVec[0], NULL};
+    return m_pElem;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/NimBLEMeshElement.h b/src/NimBLEMeshElement.h
index 6543b58..1c85f2e 100644
--- a/src/NimBLEMeshElement.h
+++ b/src/NimBLEMeshElement.h
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ private:
 
     NimBLEMeshElement();
     ~NimBLEMeshElement();
-    void addModel(bt_mesh_model* model);
+    void addModel(const bt_mesh_model & model);
     bt_mesh_elem* start();
 
-    bt_mesh_elem *m_pElem_t;
+    bt_mesh_elem *m_pElem;
     NimBLEHealthSrvModel*      m_pHealthModel;
     std::vector<bt_mesh_model> m_modelsVec;
 };
diff --git a/src/NimBLEMeshNode.cpp b/src/NimBLEMeshNode.cpp
index d72bbaa..8313f25 100644
--- a/src/NimBLEMeshNode.cpp
+++ b/src/NimBLEMeshNode.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "NimBLEMeshNode.h"
 #include "NimBLELog.h"
 #include "NimBLEDevice.h"
+#include "NimBLEMeshCreateModel.h"
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_NIMBLE_CPP_IDF)
 #  include "services/gap/ble_svc_gap.h"
@@ -66,8 +67,6 @@ NimBLEMeshNode::NimBLEMeshNode(const NimBLEUUID &uuid, uint8_t type) {
     m_prov.complete = NimBLEMeshNode::provComplete;
     m_prov.reset    = NimBLEMeshNode::provReset;
 
-    m_configSrvModel = nullptr;
-
     // Create the primary element
     m_elemVec.push_back(new NimBLEMeshElement());
 }
@@ -77,10 +76,6 @@ NimBLEMeshNode::NimBLEMeshNode(const NimBLEUUID &uuid, uint8_t type) {
  * @brief Destructor, cleanup any resources created.
  */
 NimBLEMeshNode::~NimBLEMeshNode() {
-    if(m_configSrvModel != nullptr) {
-        delete m_configSrvModel;
-    }
-
     if(m_comp.elem != nullptr) {
         free (m_comp.elem);
     }
@@ -168,16 +163,7 @@ bool NimBLEMeshNode::start() {
 
     // Config server and primary health models are required in the primary element
     // create them here and add them as the first models.
-    m_configSrvModel = new bt_mesh_model{{BT_MESH_MODEL_ID_CFG_SRV},0,0,0,nullptr,{0},{0},bt_mesh_cfg_srv_op,&bt_mesh_cfg_srv_cb,&m_serverConfig};
-    for(int i = 0; i < CONFIG_BT_MESH_MODEL_KEY_COUNT; i++) {
-        m_configSrvModel->keys[i] = BT_MESH_KEY_UNUSED;
-    }
-
-    for(int i = 0; i < CONFIG_BT_MESH_MODEL_GROUP_COUNT; i++) {
-        m_configSrvModel->groups[i] = BT_MESH_ADDR_UNASSIGNED;
-    }
-
-    m_elemVec[0]->addModel(m_configSrvModel);
+    m_elemVec[0]->addModel(createConfigSrvModel(&m_serverConfig));
 
     if(m_elemVec[0]->getModel(BT_MESH_MODEL_ID_HEALTH_SRV) == nullptr) {
         m_elemVec[0]->createModel(BT_MESH_MODEL_ID_HEALTH_SRV);
@@ -193,7 +179,7 @@ bool NimBLEMeshNode::start() {
     }
 
     for(size_t i = 0; i < m_elemVec.size(); i++) {
-        memcpy((void*)&m_comp.elem[i], (void*)m_elemVec[i]->start(),sizeof(bt_mesh_elem));
+        memcpy((void*)&m_comp.elem[i], (void*)m_elemVec[i]->start(), sizeof(bt_mesh_elem));
     }
     m_comp.elem_count = (uint8_t)m_elemVec.size();
 
diff --git a/src/NimBLEMeshNode.h b/src/NimBLEMeshNode.h
index b6d56c7..9e0138b 100644
--- a/src/NimBLEMeshNode.h
+++ b/src/NimBLEMeshNode.h
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ private:
     bt_mesh_comp           m_comp;
     uint16_t               m_primAddr;
     uint16_t               m_primNetIdx;
-    bt_mesh_model*         m_configSrvModel;
     NimBLEUUID             m_uuid;
 
     std::vector<NimBLEMeshElement*> m_elemVec;