diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 5b831bf7..f986f068 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 PyVISA-py Changelog
 ===================
 
+0.8.0 (unreleased)
+------------------
+
+- fix GPIB commands used in control_ren implementation PR #276
+
 0.7.1 (26/10/2023)
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/pyvisa_py/__init__.py b/pyvisa_py/__init__.py
index 05202911..2d20fc35 100644
--- a/pyvisa_py/__init__.py
+++ b/pyvisa_py/__init__.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     # package is not installed
     pass
 
-# noqa: we need to import so that __init_subclass__() is executed once
+# We need to import so that __init_subclass__() is executed once
 from . import attributes  # noqa: F401
 from .highlevel import PyVisaLibrary
 
diff --git a/pyvisa_py/gpib.py b/pyvisa_py/gpib.py
index e2e7605d..d3e08a30 100644
--- a/pyvisa_py/gpib.py
+++ b/pyvisa_py/gpib.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 from pyvisa import attributes, constants, logger
 from pyvisa.constants import ResourceAttribute, StatusCode
+from pyvisa.resources.gpib import GPIBCommand
 from pyvisa.rname import GPIBInstr, GPIBIntfc
 
 from .sessions import Session, UnknownAttribute
@@ -385,9 +386,11 @@ def read(self, count: int) -> Tuple[bytes, StatusCode]:
         ifc = self.interface or self.controller
 
         # END 0x2000
-        checker = lambda current: ifc.ibsta() & 0x2000
+        def checker(current):
+            return ifc.ibsta() & 0x2000
 
-        reader = lambda: ifc.read(count)
+        def reader():
+            return lambda: ifc.read(count)
 
         return self._read(reader, count, checker, False, None, False, gpib.GpibError)
 
@@ -449,12 +452,16 @@ def gpib_control_ren(self, mode: constants.RENLineOperation) -> StatusCode:
             ):
                 return constants.StatusCode.error_nonsupported_operation
 
-        # INTFC don't have an interface so use the controller
-        ifc = self.interface or self.controller
+        # Commands and remote enable operation are common to the whole bus and
+        # are hence handled by the board (ie self.controller)
         try:
             if mode == constants.VI_GPIB_REN_DEASSERT_GTL:
-                # Send GTL command byte (cf linux-gpib documentation)
-                ifc.command(chr(1))
+                # Make the instrument Go To Local
+                # Using ibloc is a nice way to avoid manually sending all the
+                # right commands but under the hood it does send GTL to the
+                # proper device.
+                # Only for INSTR hence sel.interface exists
+                self.interface.ibloc()
             if mode in (
                 constants.VI_GPIB_REN_DEASSERT,
                 constants.VI_GPIB_REN_DEASSERT_GTL,
@@ -462,25 +469,56 @@ def gpib_control_ren(self, mode: constants.RENLineOperation) -> StatusCode:
                 self.controller.remote_enable(0)
 
             if mode == constants.VI_GPIB_REN_ASSERT_LLO:
-                # LLO
-                ifc.command(b"0x11")
+                # Send LLO to all devices addressed to listen as per the
+                # specification.
+                self.controller.command(b"\x11")
             elif mode == constants.VI_GPIB_REN_ADDRESS_GTL:
-                # GTL
-                ifc.command(b"0x1")
+                # Make the instrument Go To Local
+                # Using ibloc is a nice way to avoid manually sending all the
+                # right commands but under the hood it does send GTL to the
+                # proper device.
+                # Only fro INSTR hence sel.interface exists
+                self.interface.ibloc()
             elif mode == constants.VI_GPIB_REN_ASSERT_ADDRESS_LLO:
-                pass
+                assert isinstance(self.parsed, GPIBInstr)
+                # Make the board the controller, unlisten all devices, address
+                # the target device and send LLO
+                # Closely inspired from linux-glib implementation of ibloc but
+                # in the VISA spec the board cannot have a secondary address
+                board_pad = int(self.controller.ask(0x1))  # Request PAD of controller
+                device_pad = int(self.parsed.primary_address)
+                device_sad = (
+                    int(self.parsed.secondary_address)
+                    if self.parsed.secondary_address is not None
+                    else 0
+                )
+                self.controller.command(
+                    GPIBCommand.MTA(board_pad)  # type: ignore
+                    + GPIBCommand.UNL
+                    + GPIBCommand.MLA(device_pad)  # type: ignore
+                    + GPIBCommand.MSA(device_sad)  # type: ignore
+                    + GPIBCommand.LLO
+                )
             elif mode in (
                 constants.VI_GPIB_REN_ASSERT,
                 constants.VI_GPIB_REN_ASSERT_ADDRESS,
             ):
-                ifc.remote_enable(1)
+                self.controller.remote_enable(1)
                 if (
                     isinstance(self.parsed, GPIBInstr)
                     and mode == constants.VI_GPIB_REN_ASSERT_ADDRESS
                 ):
-                    # 0 for the secondary address means don't use it
-                    ifc.listener(
-                        self.parsed.primary_address, self.parsed.secondary_address
+                    # Address the specified device,
+                    device_pad = int(self.parsed.primary_address)
+                    device_sad = (
+                        int(self.parsed.secondary_address)
+                        if self.parsed.secondary_address is not None
+                        else 0
+                    )
+                    self.controller.command(
+                        GPIBCommand.UNL
+                        + GPIBCommand.MLA(device_pad)  # type: ignore
+                        + GPIBCommand.MSA(device_sad)  # type: ignore
                     )
         except gpib.GpibError as e:
             return convert_gpib_error(e, self.interface.ibsta(), "perform control REN")
diff --git a/pyvisa_py/protocols/usbtmc.py b/pyvisa_py/protocols/usbtmc.py
index f12493ff..65fce744 100644
--- a/pyvisa_py/protocols/usbtmc.py
+++ b/pyvisa_py/protocols/usbtmc.py
@@ -200,8 +200,9 @@ def __init__(
         elif len(devices) > 1:
             desc = "\n".join(str(dev) for dev in devices)
             raise ValueError(
-                "{} devices found:\n{}\nPlease narrow the search"
-                " criteria".format(len(devices), desc)
+                "{} devices found:\n{}\nPlease narrow the search criteria".format(
+                    len(devices), desc
+                )
             )
 
         self.usb_dev = devices[0]