diff --git a/fpga/include/villas/fpga/card.hpp b/fpga/include/villas/fpga/card.hpp
index 8c98cd93c..e09cac06f 100644
--- a/fpga/include/villas/fpga/card.hpp
+++ b/fpga/include/villas/fpga/card.hpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <filesystem>
 #include <set>
 #include <string>
 
@@ -56,5 +57,14 @@ protected:
   Logger logger;
 };
 
+class CardFactory {
+private:
+  static Logger getStaticLogger() { return villas::Log::get("card:factory"); }
+
+public:
+  static void loadIps(std::shared_ptr<Card> card, json_t *json_ips,
+                      const std::filesystem::path &searchPath);
+};
+
 } // namespace fpga
 } // namespace villas
diff --git a/fpga/lib/card.cpp b/fpga/lib/card.cpp
index 1048b41b4..71136571b 100644
--- a/fpga/lib/card.cpp
+++ b/fpga/lib/card.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
+#include <villas/exceptions.hpp>
 #include <villas/fpga/card.hpp>
 
 using namespace villas;
@@ -125,3 +126,45 @@ bool Card::mapMemoryBlock(const std::shared_ptr<MemoryBlock> block) {
 
   return true;
 }
+
+void CardFactory::loadIps(std::shared_ptr<Card> card, json_t *json_ips,
+                          const std::filesystem::path &searchPath) {
+  auto logger = getStaticLogger();
+
+  // Load IPs from a separate json file
+  if (!json_is_string(json_ips)) {
+    logger->debug("FPGA IP cores config item is not a string.");
+    throw ConfigError(json_ips, "node-config-fpga-ips",
+                      "FPGA IP cores config item is not a string.");
+  }
+
+  if (!searchPath.empty()) {
+    std::filesystem::path json_ips_path =
+        searchPath / json_string_value(json_ips);
+    logger->debug("searching for FPGA IP cors config at {}",
+                  json_ips_path.string());
+    json_ips = json_load_file(json_ips_path.c_str(), 0, nullptr);
+  } else {
+    json_ips = json_load_file(json_string_value(json_ips), 0, nullptr);
+  }
+
+  if (json_ips == nullptr) {
+    json_ips = json_load_file(json_string_value(json_ips), 0, nullptr);
+    logger->debug("searching for FPGA IP cors config at {}",
+                  json_string_value(json_ips));
+    if (json_ips == nullptr) {
+      throw ConfigError(json_ips, "node-config-fpga-ips",
+                        "Failed to find FPGA IP cores config");
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (not json_is_object(json_ips))
+    throw ConfigError(json_ips, "node-config-fpga-ips",
+                      "FPGA IP core list must be an object!");
+
+  ip::CoreFactory::make(card.get(), json_ips);
+
+  if (card->ips.empty())
+    throw ConfigError(json_ips, "node-config-fpga-ips",
+                      "Cannot initialize IPs of FPGA card {}", card->name);
+};
diff --git a/fpga/lib/pcie_card.cpp b/fpga/lib/pcie_card.cpp
index 133bf8fc9..45e8ac808 100644
--- a/fpga/lib/pcie_card.cpp
+++ b/fpga/lib/pcie_card.cpp
@@ -93,39 +93,7 @@ PCIeCardFactory::make(json_t *json_card, std::string card_name,
     return nullptr;
   }
 
-  // Load IPs from a separate json file
-  if (!json_is_string(json_ips)) {
-    logger->debug("FPGA IP cores config item is not a string.");
-    throw ConfigError(json_ips, "node-config-fpga-ips",
-                      "FPGA IP cores config item is not a string.");
-  }
-  if (!searchPath.empty()) {
-    std::filesystem::path json_ips_path =
-        searchPath / json_string_value(json_ips);
-    logger->debug("searching for FPGA IP cors config at {}",
-                  json_ips_path.string());
-    json_ips = json_load_file(json_ips_path.c_str(), 0, nullptr);
-  } else {
-    json_ips = json_load_file(json_string_value(json_ips), 0, nullptr);
-  }
-  if (json_ips == nullptr) {
-    json_ips = json_load_file(json_string_value(json_ips), 0, nullptr);
-    logger->debug("searching for FPGA IP cors config at {}",
-                  json_string_value(json_ips));
-    if (json_ips == nullptr) {
-      throw ConfigError(json_ips, "node-config-fpga-ips",
-                        "Failed to find FPGA IP cores config");
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (not json_is_object(json_ips))
-    throw ConfigError(json_ips, "node-config-fpga-ips",
-                      "FPGA IP core list must be an object!");
-
-  ip::CoreFactory::make(card.get(), json_ips);
-  if (card->ips.empty())
-    throw ConfigError(json_ips, "node-config-fpga-ips",
-                      "Cannot initialize IPs of FPGA card {}", card_name);
+  CardFactory::loadIps(card, json_ips, searchPath);
 
   if (not card->check())
     throw RuntimeError("Checking of FPGA card {} failed", card_name);