diff --git a/labgrid/remote/client.py b/labgrid/remote/client.py
index 110497f23..8b9ef847a 100755
--- a/labgrid/remote/client.py
+++ b/labgrid/remote/client.py
@@ -770,63 +770,36 @@ def digital_io(self):
         from ..resource import ModbusTCPCoil, OneWirePIO, HttpDigitalOutput
         from ..resource.remote import NetworkDeditecRelais8, NetworkSysfsGPIO, NetworkLXAIOBusPIO, NetworkHIDRelay
 
-        if action == "get":
-            drv = None
-            try:
-                drv = target.get_driver("DigitalInputProtocol", name=name)
-            except NoDriverFoundError:
-                for resource in target.resources:
-                    if isinstance(resource, ModbusTCPCoil):
-                        drv = self._get_driver_or_new(target, "ModbusCoilDriver", name=name)
-                    elif isinstance(resource, OneWirePIO):
-                        drv = self._get_driver_or_new(target, "OneWirePIODriver", name=name)
-                    elif isinstance(resource, HttpDigitalOutput):
-                        drv = self._get_driver_or_new(target, "HttpDigitalOutputDriver", name=name)
-                    elif isinstance(resource, NetworkDeditecRelais8):
-                        drv = self._get_driver_or_new(target, "DeditecRelaisDriver", name=name)
-                    elif isinstance(resource, NetworkSysfsGPIO):
-                        drv = self._get_driver_or_new(target, "GpioDigitalInputDriver", name=name)
-                    elif isinstance(resource, NetworkLXAIOBusPIO):
-                        drv = self._get_driver_or_new(target, "LXAIOBusPIODriver", name=name)
-                    elif isinstance(resource, NetworkHIDRelay):
-                        drv = self._get_driver_or_new(target, "HIDRelayDriver", name=name)
-                    if drv:
-                        break
-
-            if not drv:
-                raise UserError("target has no compatible resource available")
+        drv = None
+        try:
+            drv = target.get_driver("DigitalOutputProtocol", name=name)
+        except NoDriverFoundError:
+            for resource in target.resources:
+                if isinstance(resource, ModbusTCPCoil):
+                    drv = self._get_driver_or_new(target, "ModbusCoilDriver", name=name)
+                elif isinstance(resource, OneWirePIO):
+                    drv = self._get_driver_or_new(target, "OneWirePIODriver", name=name)
+                elif isinstance(resource, HttpDigitalOutput):
+                    drv = self._get_driver_or_new(target, "HttpDigitalOutputDriver", name=name)
+                elif isinstance(resource, NetworkDeditecRelais8):
+                    drv = self._get_driver_or_new(target, "DeditecRelaisDriver", name=name)
+                elif isinstance(resource, NetworkSysfsGPIO):
+                    drv = self._get_driver_or_new(target, "GpioDigitalOutputDriver", name=name)
+                elif isinstance(resource, NetworkLXAIOBusPIO):
+                    drv = self._get_driver_or_new(target, "LXAIOBusPIODriver", name=name)
+                elif isinstance(resource, NetworkHIDRelay):
+                    drv = self._get_driver_or_new(target, "HIDRelayDriver", name=name)
+                if drv:
+                    break
 
+        if not drv:
+            raise UserError("target has no compatible resource available")
+        if action == "get":
             print(f"digital IO{' ' + name if name else ''} for place {place.name} is {'high' if drv.get() else 'low'}")
-        else:
-            drv = None
-            try:
-                drv = target.get_driver("DigitalOutputProtocol", name=name)
-            except NoDriverFoundError:
-                for resource in target.resources:
-                    if isinstance(resource, ModbusTCPCoil):
-                        drv = self._get_driver_or_new(target, "ModbusCoilDriver", name=name)
-                    elif isinstance(resource, OneWirePIO):
-                        drv = self._get_driver_or_new(target, "OneWirePIODriver", name=name)
-                    elif isinstance(resource, HttpDigitalOutput):
-                        drv = self._get_driver_or_new(target, "HttpDigitalOutputDriver", name=name)
-                    elif isinstance(resource, NetworkDeditecRelais8):
-                        drv = self._get_driver_or_new(target, "DeditecRelaisDriver", name=name)
-                    elif isinstance(resource, NetworkSysfsGPIO):
-                        drv = self._get_driver_or_new(target, "GpioDigitalOutputDriver", name=name)
-                    elif isinstance(resource, NetworkLXAIOBusPIO):
-                        drv = self._get_driver_or_new(target, "LXAIOBusPIODriver", name=name)
-                    elif isinstance(resource, NetworkHIDRelay):
-                        drv = self._get_driver_or_new(target, "HIDRelayDriver", name=name)
-                    if drv:
-                        break
-
-            if not drv:
-                raise UserError("target has no compatible resource available")
-
-            if action == "high":
-                drv.set(True)
-            elif action == "low":
-                drv.set(False)
+        elif action == "high":
+            drv.set(True)
+        elif action == "low":
+            drv.set(False)
 
     async def _console(self, place, target, timeout, *, logfile=None, loop=False, listen_only=False):
         name = self.args.name