diff --git a/dory/Hardware_targets/PULP/GAP9/Utils_files/net_utils.h b/dory/Hardware_targets/PULP/GAP9/Utils_files/net_utils.h
index 1ed57c63..0464d0f4 100644
--- a/dory/Hardware_targets/PULP/GAP9/Utils_files/net_utils.h
+++ b/dory/Hardware_targets/PULP/GAP9/Utils_files/net_utils.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define __PERF_UTILS_H__
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include "monitor.h"
 
 // Padding flags
 
@@ -11,6 +12,10 @@
 #define NET_UTILS_PAD_LEFT   (1 << 0)
 #define NET_UTILS_NO_PAD     (0)
 
+typedef struct {
+    Monitor input, output, store_conf;
+} TaskMonitors;
+
 typedef struct {
   unsigned int L3_input;
   unsigned int L3_output;
@@ -23,6 +28,7 @@ typedef struct {
   unsigned int ram;
   unsigned int padding;
   unsigned int layer_id;
+  TaskMonitors *monitor;
 } layer_args_t;
 
 void print_perf(const char *name, const int cycles, const int macs);
diff --git a/dory/Hardware_targets/PULP/GAP9_NE16/Templates/layer_templates/layer_L2_c_conv_ne16_multicore_template.c b/dory/Hardware_targets/PULP/GAP9_NE16/Templates/layer_templates/layer_L2_c_conv_ne16_multicore_template.c
index ed95ed9f..9a9abcae 100644
--- a/dory/Hardware_targets/PULP/GAP9_NE16/Templates/layer_templates/layer_L2_c_conv_ne16_multicore_template.c
+++ b/dory/Hardware_targets/PULP/GAP9_NE16/Templates/layer_templates/layer_L2_c_conv_ne16_multicore_template.c
@@ -182,10 +182,6 @@ static int inc(int index, int end) {
 
 #define BUFFER_SIZE (2)
 
-typedef struct {
-    Monitor input, output, store_conf;
-} TaskMonitors;
-
 struct layer_task_fork_args_t {
     uint32_t L2_input;
     uint32_t L2_weights;
@@ -360,29 +356,6 @@ void ${func_name}(void *args) {
 
     layer_args_t *layer_args = (layer_args_t *)args;
 
-    // Initialization
-    TaskMonitors monitor;
-
-    int err = 0;
-
-    if (err = monitor_init(&monitor.input, BUFFER_SIZE)) {
-        printf("Input monitor initialization failed with status %d.\n", err);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (err = monitor_init(&monitor.output, BUFFER_SIZE)) {
-        printf("Output monitor initialization failed with status %d.\n", err);
-        monitor_term(monitor.input);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (err = monitor_init(&monitor.store_conf, BUFFER_SIZE)) {
-        printf("Store conf monitor initialization failed with status %d.\n", err);
-        monitor_term(monitor.input);
-        monitor_term(monitor.output);
-        return;
-    }
-
     // Init nnx tasks
     ne16_task_t ne16_tasks[BUFFER_SIZE];
     for (int i = 0; i < BUFFER_SIZE; i++) {
@@ -417,14 +390,10 @@ void ${func_name}(void *args) {
         .ne16_tasks = ne16_tasks,
         .tiles = tiles,
         .store_conf = store_conf,
-        .monitor = &monitor,
+        .monitor = layer_args->monitor,
     };
     pi_cl_team_fork(CORES, layer_task_fork, (void *)&layer_task_fork_args);
 
 
     // Terminate
-
-    monitor_term(monitor.input);
-    monitor_term(monitor.output);
-    monitor_term(monitor.store_conf);
 }
diff --git a/dory/Hardware_targets/PULP/GAP9_NE16/Templates/network_c_template.c b/dory/Hardware_targets/PULP/GAP9_NE16/Templates/network_c_template.c
index cfbf6096..ac443d03 100644
--- a/dory/Hardware_targets/PULP/GAP9_NE16/Templates/network_c_template.c
+++ b/dory/Hardware_targets/PULP/GAP9_NE16/Templates/network_c_template.c
@@ -216,6 +216,27 @@ void ${prefix}network_run_cluster(void *args) {
   const ne16_pulp_conf_t ne16_pulp_conf = {.max_stall = 8};
   ne16_nnx_init(ne16_pulp_get_dev(), &ne16_pulp_conf);
 
+  TaskMonitors monitor;
+
+  int err = 0;
+
+  if (err = monitor_init(&monitor.input, 2)) {
+      printf("Input monitor initialization failed with status %d.\n", err);
+      return;
+  }
+
+  if (err = monitor_init(&monitor.output, 2)) {
+      printf("Output monitor initialization failed with status %d.\n", err);
+      monitor_term(monitor.input);
+      return;
+  }
+
+  if (err = monitor_init(&monitor.store_conf, 2)) {
+      printf("Store conf monitor initialization failed with status %d.\n", err);
+      monitor_term(monitor.input);
+      monitor_term(monitor.output);
+      return;
+  }
 /* ---------------------------------- */
 /* --------- SECTION 0 END ---------- */
 /* ---------------------------------- */
@@ -317,7 +338,8 @@ void ${prefix}network_run_cluster(void *args) {
       .L1_buffer = 0,
       .ram = (unsigned int) get_ram_ptr(),
       .padding = NET_UTILS_PAD_TOP | NET_UTILS_PAD_BOTTOM,
-      .layer_id = i
+      .layer_id = i,
+      .monitor = &monitor,
     };
 
     % if 'Yes' in performance or 'Perf_final' in verbose_level:
@@ -514,4 +536,7 @@ void ${prefix}network_run_cluster(void *args) {
 /* ---------------------------------- */
 
   ne16_nnx_term(ne16_pulp_get_dev());
+  monitor_term(monitor.input);
+  monitor_term(monitor.output);
+  monitor_term(monitor.store_conf);
 }
diff --git a/dory/Hardware_targets/PULP/GAP9_NE16/Utils_files/monitor.c b/dory/Hardware_targets/PULP/GAP9_NE16/Utils_files/monitor.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..730a2c45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dory/Hardware_targets/PULP/GAP9_NE16/Utils_files/monitor.c
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#include "monitor.h"
+#include "pmsis.h"
+
+
+int monitor_init(Monitor * const monitor, int buffer_size) {
+    monitor->empty = pi_cl_sem_alloc();
+    if (monitor->empty == 0) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    monitor->full = pi_cl_sem_alloc();
+    if (monitor->full == 0) {
+        pi_cl_sem_free(monitor->empty);
+        return -2;
+    }
+
+    pi_cl_sem_set(monitor->full, 0);
+    pi_cl_sem_set(monitor->empty, buffer_size);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+void monitor_term(Monitor monitor) {
+    pi_cl_sem_free(monitor.empty);
+    pi_cl_sem_free(monitor.full);
+}
+
+void monitor_produce_begin(Monitor monitor) {
+    pi_cl_sem_dec(monitor.empty);
+}
+
+void monitor_produce_end(Monitor monitor) {
+    pi_cl_sem_inc(monitor.full, 1);
+}
+
+void monitor_consume_begin(Monitor monitor) {
+    pi_cl_sem_dec(monitor.full);
+}
+
+void monitor_consume_end(Monitor monitor) {
+    pi_cl_sem_inc(monitor.empty, 1);
+}
diff --git a/dory/Hardware_targets/PULP/GAP9_NE16/Utils_files/monitor.h b/dory/Hardware_targets/PULP/GAP9_NE16/Utils_files/monitor.h
index f1179401..b471d994 100644
--- a/dory/Hardware_targets/PULP/GAP9_NE16/Utils_files/monitor.h
+++ b/dory/Hardware_targets/PULP/GAP9_NE16/Utils_files/monitor.h
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-#include "pmsis.h"
+#ifndef __MONITOR_H__
+#define __MONITOR_H__
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
 
 typedef struct Monitor {
     uint32_t empty;
@@ -6,42 +10,11 @@ typedef struct Monitor {
 } Monitor;
 
 
-static int monitor_init(Monitor * const monitor, int buffer_size) {
-    monitor->empty = pi_cl_sem_alloc();
-    if (monitor->empty == 0) {
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    monitor->full = pi_cl_sem_alloc();
-    if (monitor->full == 0) {
-        pi_cl_sem_free(monitor->empty);
-        return -2;
-    }
-
-    pi_cl_sem_set(monitor->full, 0);
-    pi_cl_sem_set(monitor->empty, buffer_size);
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static void monitor_term(Monitor monitor) {
-    pi_cl_sem_free(monitor.empty);
-    pi_cl_sem_free(monitor.full);
-}
-
-static void monitor_produce_begin(Monitor monitor) {
-    pi_cl_sem_dec(monitor.empty);
-}
-
-static void monitor_produce_end(Monitor monitor) {
-    pi_cl_sem_inc(monitor.full, 1);
-}
-
-static void monitor_consume_begin(Monitor monitor) {
-    pi_cl_sem_dec(monitor.full);
-}
-
-static void monitor_consume_end(Monitor monitor) {
-    pi_cl_sem_inc(monitor.empty, 1);
-}
+int monitor_init(Monitor * const monitor, int buffer_size);
+void monitor_term(Monitor monitor);
+void monitor_produce_begin(Monitor monitor);
+void monitor_produce_end(Monitor monitor);
+void monitor_consume_begin(Monitor monitor);
+void monitor_consume_end(Monitor monitor);
 
+#endif // __MONITOR_H__