diff --git a/plugins/UM3NetworkPrinting/src/BaseCuraConnectDevice.py b/plugins/UM3NetworkPrinting/src/BaseCuraConnectDevice.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dc3d577cd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/UM3NetworkPrinting/src/BaseCuraConnectDevice.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Ultimaker B.V.
+# Cura is released under the terms of the LGPLv3 or higher.
+from cura.PrinterOutput.NetworkedPrinterOutputDevice import NetworkedPrinterOutputDevice
+
+
+## this is the base class for the UM3 output devices (via connect or cloud)
+class BaseCuraConnectDevice(NetworkedPrinterOutputDevice):
+    pass
diff --git a/plugins/UM3NetworkPrinting/src/Cloud/CloudOutputDevice.py b/plugins/UM3NetworkPrinting/src/Cloud/CloudOutputDevice.py
index 27bf3a821e..4fa8d3b376 100644
--- a/plugins/UM3NetworkPrinting/src/Cloud/CloudOutputDevice.py
+++ b/plugins/UM3NetworkPrinting/src/Cloud/CloudOutputDevice.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # Cura is released under the terms of the LGPLv3 or higher.
 import io
 import os
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from time import time
 from typing import List, Optional, Dict, cast, Union, Set
 
@@ -18,8 +19,9 @@ from UM.Version import Version
 from cura.CuraApplication import CuraApplication
 from cura.PrinterOutput.PrinterOutputController import PrinterOutputController
 from cura.PrinterOutput.MaterialOutputModel import MaterialOutputModel
-from cura.PrinterOutput.NetworkedPrinterOutputDevice import NetworkedPrinterOutputDevice, AuthState
+from cura.PrinterOutput.NetworkedPrinterOutputDevice import AuthState
 from cura.PrinterOutput.PrinterOutputModel import PrinterOutputModel
+from plugins.UM3NetworkPrinting.src.BaseCuraConnectDevice import BaseCuraConnectDevice
 from plugins.UM3NetworkPrinting.src.Cloud.CloudApiClient import CloudApiClient
 from plugins.UM3NetworkPrinting.src.UM3PrintJobOutputModel import UM3PrintJobOutputModel
 from .Models import (
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ class T:
 #   Note that this device represents a single remote cluster, not a list of multiple clusters.
 #
 #   TODO: figure our how the QML interface for the cluster networking should operate with this limited functionality.
-class CloudOutputDevice(NetworkedPrinterOutputDevice):
+class CloudOutputDevice(BaseCuraConnectDevice):
 
     # The interval with which the remote clusters are checked
     CHECK_CLUSTER_INTERVAL = 2.0  # seconds
diff --git a/plugins/UM3NetworkPrinting/src/ClusterUM3OutputDevice.py b/plugins/UM3NetworkPrinting/src/ClusterUM3OutputDevice.py
index 8881584416..7015f71be4 100644
--- a/plugins/UM3NetworkPrinting/src/ClusterUM3OutputDevice.py
+++ b/plugins/UM3NetworkPrinting/src/ClusterUM3OutputDevice.py
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2018 Ultimaker B.V.
 # Cura is released under the terms of the LGPLv3 or higher.
 
-from typing import Any, cast, Optional, Set, Tuple, Union
+from typing import Any, cast, Tuple, Union, Optional, Dict, List
+from time import time
+from datetime import datetime
+
+import io  # To create the correct buffers for sending data to the printer.
+import json
+import os
 
 from UM.FileHandler.FileHandler import FileHandler
 from UM.FileHandler.FileWriter import FileWriter  # To choose based on the output file mode (text vs. binary).
@@ -22,6 +28,7 @@ from cura.PrinterOutput.ExtruderConfigurationModel import ExtruderConfigurationM
 from cura.PrinterOutput.NetworkedPrinterOutputDevice import NetworkedPrinterOutputDevice, AuthState
 from cura.PrinterOutput.PrinterOutputModel import PrinterOutputModel
 from cura.PrinterOutput.MaterialOutputModel import MaterialOutputModel
+from plugins.UM3NetworkPrinting.src.BaseCuraConnectDevice import BaseCuraConnectDevice
 
 from .ClusterUM3PrinterOutputController import ClusterUM3PrinterOutputController
 from .SendMaterialJob import SendMaterialJob
@@ -32,18 +39,10 @@ from PyQt5.QtNetwork import QNetworkRequest, QNetworkReply
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QDesktopServices, QImage
 from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSlot, QUrl, pyqtSignal, pyqtProperty, QObject
 
-from time import time
-from datetime import datetime
-from typing import Optional, Dict, List
-
-import io  # To create the correct buffers for sending data to the printer.
-import json
-import os
-
 i18n_catalog = i18nCatalog("cura")
 
 
-class ClusterUM3OutputDevice(NetworkedPrinterOutputDevice):
+class ClusterUM3OutputDevice(BaseCuraConnectDevice):
     printJobsChanged = pyqtSignal()
     activePrinterChanged = pyqtSignal()
     activeCameraUrlChanged = pyqtSignal()
diff --git a/plugins/UM3NetworkPrinting/src/UM3OutputDevicePlugin.py b/plugins/UM3NetworkPrinting/src/UM3OutputDevicePlugin.py
index 91c9cb32b9..6a80ae046e 100644
--- a/plugins/UM3NetworkPrinting/src/UM3OutputDevicePlugin.py
+++ b/plugins/UM3NetworkPrinting/src/UM3OutputDevicePlugin.py
@@ -363,4 +363,4 @@ class UM3OutputDevicePlugin(OutputDevicePlugin):
             Logger.log("d", "Bonjour service removed: %s" % name)
             self.removeDeviceSignal.emit(str(name))
 
-        return True
\ No newline at end of file
+        return True