diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/snmp_device.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/snmp_device.py
index c74f51661de8b43c70065e0e59609215c54e9d70..4bfbd9778725df60b52b21767c0495fe66a5f3a9 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/snmp_device.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/snmp_device.py
@@ -12,13 +12,15 @@
 """
 
 # PyTango imports
-from tango.server import run
+from tangostationcontrol.common.entrypoint import entry
+from tangostationcontrol.clients.attribute_wrapper import attribute_wrapper
+from tangostationcontrol.devices.lofar_device import lofar_device
+
 from tango.server import device_property
+import os
 
 # Additional import
 from tangostationcontrol.clients.snmp_client import SNMP_client, mib_loader
-from tangostationcontrol.clients.attribute_wrapper import attribute_wrapper
-from tangostationcontrol.devices.lofar_device import lofar_device
 
 import numpy
 
@@ -40,6 +42,8 @@ class SNMP(lofar_device):
         - Type:'DevULong'
         SNMP_community
         - Type:'DevString'
+        SNMP_rel_mib_dir
+        - Type:'DevString'
         SNMP_timeout
         - Type:'DevDouble'
         """
@@ -58,7 +62,7 @@ class SNMP(lofar_device):
         mandatory=True
     )
 
-    SNMP_mib_dir = device_property(
+    SNMP_rel_mib_dir = device_property(
         dtype='DevString',
         mandatory=False
     )
@@ -108,8 +112,14 @@ class SNMP(lofar_device):
         # create the mib_loader
         loader = mib_loader()
 
+        # get the full mib directory adding the given relative path to the absolute path of this
+        if self.SNMP_rel_mib_dir[0] == "/":
+            mib_path = os.path.dirname(__file__) + self.SNMP_rel_mib_dir
+        else:
+            mib_path = os.path.dirname(__file__) + "/" + self.SNMP_rel_mib_dir
+
         # set the directory with the compiled mib files.
-        loader.set_pymib_dir(self.SNMP_mib_dir)
+        loader.set_pymib_dir(mib_path)
 
         for i in self.attr_list():
             try:
@@ -130,9 +140,5 @@ class SNMP(lofar_device):
 # ----------
 def main(args=None, **kwargs):
     """Main function of the module."""
-
-    from tangostationcontrol.common.lofar_logging import configure_logger
-    configure_logger()
-
-    return run((SNMP,), args=args, **kwargs)
+    return entry((SNMP,), args=args, **kwargs)