diff --git a/aiodistbus/cfg.py b/aiodistbus/cfg.py
index 1219cfb..a1ddc06 100644
--- a/aiodistbus/cfg.py
+++ b/aiodistbus/cfg.py
@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@
 import json
+import pathlib
 from typing import Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Type, TypeVar, Union
 
+import dataclasses_json.cfg
+
+dataclasses_json.cfg.global_config.encoders[pathlib.Path] = str
+dataclasses_json.cfg.global_config.decoders[
+    pathlib.Path
+] = pathlib.Path  # is this necessary?
+dataclasses_json.cfg.global_config.encoders[Optional[pathlib.Path]] = str
+dataclasses_json.cfg.global_config.decoders[Optional[pathlib.Path]] = Optional[
+    pathlib.Path
+]  # is this necessary?
+
 T = TypeVar("T")
 
 ########################################################################
@@ -34,6 +46,7 @@ def __init__(self):
             bytes: lambda x: x,
             Json: lambda x: json.loads(x.decode()),
         }
+        self.dtype_map: Dict[str, str] = {}
 
     def get_encoder(self, dtype: Union[Type, Optional[Type]]) -> SFunction[Type]:
         """Get encoder for type
@@ -75,6 +88,29 @@ def get_decoder(self, dtype: Union[Type, Optional[Type]]) -> DFunction[Type]:
         else:
             raise ValueError(f"Decoder not found for {dtype}")
 
+    def set_dtype_mapping(self, k: str, v: str):
+        """Set dtype mapping
+
+        Args:
+            dtype (str): dtype
+
+        """
+        self.dtype_map[k] = v
+
+    def get_dtype_mapping(self, dtype: str) -> Optional[str]:
+        """Get dtype mapping
+
+        Args:
+            dtype (str): dtype
+
+        Returns:
+            str: dtype
+
+        """
+        if dtype in self.dtype_map:
+            return self.dtype_map[dtype]
+        return None
+
 
 global_config = _GlobalConfig()
 
diff --git a/aiodistbus/eventbus/eventbus.py b/aiodistbus/eventbus/eventbus.py
index d535bb1..663200b 100644
--- a/aiodistbus/eventbus/eventbus.py
+++ b/aiodistbus/eventbus/eventbus.py
@@ -154,8 +154,6 @@ async def listen(self, ip: str, port: int, event_types: Optional[List[str]] = No
         await e.connect(ip, port)
         for event_type in event_types:
 
-            # import pdb; pdb.set_trace()
-
             async def _wrapper(event):
                 await self._emit(event)
 
@@ -168,11 +166,11 @@ async def link(
         self,
         ip: str,
         port: int,
-        to_event_types: Optional[List[str]] = None,
-        from_event_types: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+        send: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+        recv: Optional[List[str]] = None,
     ):
-        await self.listen(ip, port, event_types=from_event_types)
-        await self.forward(ip, port, event_types=to_event_types)
+        await self.forward(ip, port, event_types=send)
+        await self.listen(ip, port, event_types=recv)
 
     async def close(self):
         """Close the eventbus"""
diff --git a/aiodistbus/utils.py b/aiodistbus/utils.py
index ebbb4a3..ff67605 100644
--- a/aiodistbus/utils.py
+++ b/aiodistbus/utils.py
@@ -133,6 +133,10 @@ async def reconstruct(event_str: str, dtype: Optional[Type] = None) -> Event:
     if dtype:
         event = reconstruct_event_data(event, dtype)
     elif event.dtype and event.dtype != "builtins.NoneType":
+        # Handle dtype mapping
+        dtype_mapping = global_config.get_dtype_mapping(event.dtype)
+        if dtype_mapping:
+            event.dtype = dtype_mapping
         l_dtype = locate(event.dtype)
         event = reconstruct_event_data(event, l_dtype)  # type: ignore
 
diff --git a/aiodistbus/wrapper.py b/aiodistbus/wrapper.py
index d95f735..586c40b 100644
--- a/aiodistbus/wrapper.py
+++ b/aiodistbus/wrapper.py
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ def make_evented(
     """
     instance.bus = bus  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
     instance.__evented_values = {}  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+    instance.__dataclass = f"{instance.__class__.__module__}.{instance.__class__.__name__}"  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
 
     # Name of the event
     if not event_name:
diff --git a/test/test_bridge.py b/test/test_bridge.py
index 71ca939..bb7bbc9 100644
--- a/test/test_bridge.py
+++ b/test/test_bridge.py
@@ -283,18 +283,18 @@ async def test_local_buses_comms_bidirectional(event_type, func, dtype, dtype_in
     # Create entrypoint
     ce = EntryPoint()
     await ce.connect(cb)
-    await ce.on(f"client.{event_type}", func, dtype)
+    await ce.on(f"server.{event_type}", func, dtype)
     se = EntryPoint()
     await se.connect(sb)
-    await se.on(f"server.{event_type}", func, dtype)
+    await se.on(f"client.{event_type}", func, dtype)
 
     # Link
-    await cb.link(sdbus.ip, sdbus.port, ["server.*"], ["client.*"])
-    await sb.link(sdbus.ip, sdbus.port, ["client.*"], ["server.*"])
+    await cb.link(sdbus.ip, sdbus.port, ["client.*"], ["server.*"])
+    await sb.link(sdbus.ip, sdbus.port, ["server.*"], ["client.*"])
 
     # Send message
-    cevent = await ce.emit(f"server.{event_type}", dtype_instance)
-    sevent = await se.emit(f"client.{event_type}", dtype_instance)
+    cevent = await ce.emit(f"client.{event_type}", dtype_instance)
+    sevent = await se.emit(f"server.{event_type}", dtype_instance)
 
     # Flush
     await sdbus.flush()
diff --git a/test/test_dbus.py b/test/test_dbus.py
index 026c3ef..c96c194 100644
--- a/test/test_dbus.py
+++ b/test/test_dbus.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from aiodistbus import DEntryPoint, Event
+from aiodistbus import DEntryPoint, Event, make_evented
 
 from .conftest import (
     ExampleEvent,
@@ -81,6 +81,29 @@ async def test_dbus_emit(dbus, dentrypoints, event_type, func, dtype, dtype_inst
     assert event1 and event1.id in e1._received
 
 
+async def test_dbus_emit_evented_dataclass(bus, dbus, dentrypoints):
+
+    # Create resources
+    e1, e2 = dentrypoints
+
+    # Add funcs
+    await e1.on("test", func, ExampleEvent)
+
+    # Connect
+    await e1.connect(dbus.ip, dbus.port)
+    await e2.connect(dbus.ip, dbus.port)
+
+    # Send message
+    instance = make_evented(ExampleEvent("Hello"), bus=bus)
+    event1 = await e2.emit("test", instance)
+
+    # Need to flush
+    await dbus.flush()
+
+    # Assert
+    assert event1 and event1.id in e1._received
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "event_type, func, dtype_instance",
     [
diff --git a/test/test_utils.py b/test/test_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec958eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import pathlib
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+import pytest
+from dataclasses_json import DataClassJsonMixin
+
+from aiodistbus.protocols import Event
+from aiodistbus.utils import encode, reconstruct
+
+from .conftest import ExampleEvent
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ExampleEventWithPathlib(DataClassJsonMixin):
+    path: pathlib.Path
+
+
+async def test_encode_dataclass_with_pathlib():
+    data = ExampleEventWithPathlib(pathlib.Path("."))
+    assert data.to_json()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "data", [ExampleEvent("Hello"), ExampleEventWithPathlib(pathlib.Path("."))]
+)
+async def test_encode_decode(data):
+
+    # Encode data
+    encoded_data = encode(data)
+
+    # Obtain the dtype and format it
+    dtype = type(data)
+    dtype_str = f"{dtype.__module__}.{dtype.__name__}"
+
+    event = Event("test", encoded_data, dtype=dtype_str, id="")
+    ser_event = event.to_json().encode()
+
+    decoded_event = ser_event.decode()
+    deser_event = await reconstruct(decoded_event)
+
+    assert deser_event.data == data
diff --git a/test/test_wrapper.py b/test/test_wrapper.py
index 741f047..96828d4 100644
--- a/test/test_wrapper.py
+++ b/test/test_wrapper.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ async def test_make_evented(bus, entrypoints):
 
     # Create the evented class
     data = make_evented(SomeClass(number=1, string="hello"), bus=bus)
+    logger.debug(type(data))
 
     # Trigger an event by changing the class
     data.number = 2