diff --git a/modules/scripts.nix b/modules/scripts.nix
index e0ba458..cf16e1b 100644
--- a/modules/scripts.nix
+++ b/modules/scripts.nix
@@ -1017,8 +1017,7 @@ let
           free_page_reporting = true;
         };
         serial = {
-          mode = "Socket";
-          socket = "/run/vmsilo/${vm.name}/serial.socket";
+          mode = "Pty";
         };
         console = {
           mode = "Off";
@@ -1130,7 +1129,6 @@ let
 
       # Remove stale sockets
       rm -f /run/vmsilo/${vm.name}/cloud-hypervisor-control.socket
-      rm -f /run/vmsilo/${vm.name}/serial.socket
       rm -f /run/vmsilo/${vm.name}/vsock.socket
 
       # Step 1: Start cloud-hypervisor VMM in background
@@ -1190,6 +1188,18 @@ let
         --api-socket /run/vmsilo/${vm.name}/cloud-hypervisor-control.socket \
         create -- ${chConfigFile}
 
+      # Discover serial PTY allocated by cloud-hypervisor and symlink to standard path
+      CONSOLE_PTY=$(${chRemote} \
+        --api-socket /run/vmsilo/${vm.name}/cloud-hypervisor-control.socket \
+        info | ${pkgs.jq}/bin/jq -r '.config.serial.file')
+      if [ -z "$CONSOLE_PTY" ] || [ "$CONSOLE_PTY" = "null" ]; then
+        echo "Failed to discover serial PTY from cloud-hypervisor API" >&2
+        kill $CH_PID 2>/dev/null || true
+        exit 1
+      fi
+      ln -sf "$CONSOLE_PTY" /run/vmsilo/${vm.name}/console
+      chown ${toString userUid} /run/vmsilo/${vm.name}/console
+
       # Step 3: Boot VM
       ${chRemote} \
         --api-socket /run/vmsilo/${vm.name}/cloud-hypervisor-control.socket \