diff --git a/backend/src/SocketComputerServer.ts b/backend/src/SocketComputerServer.ts
index a4cf0c6..91feb44 100644
--- a/backend/src/SocketComputerServer.ts
+++ b/backend/src/SocketComputerServer.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export class SocketComputerServer {
 	async InitVM() {
 		// Create the VM definition
 		let diskpath = '/srv/collabvm/vms/socket1/winxp.qcow2';
-		let slotDef: QemuVmDefinition = Slot_PCDef('2G', '-netdev tap,ifname=ktsocket1,script=no,downscript=no,id=vm.wan', 'rtl8139', 'c0:11:ab:69:44:02', true, diskpath, 'qcow2');
+		let slotDef: QemuVmDefinition = Slot_PCDef('2G', '-netdev vde,id=vm.wan,sock=/srv/collabvm/socket_vde2_switch.ctl', 'rtl8139', 'c0:11:ab:69:44:02', true, diskpath, 'qcow2');
 
 		// Create the VM
 		this.vm = new SocketVM(new QemuVMShim(slotDef, {
diff --git a/backend/src/SocketVM.ts b/backend/src/SocketVM.ts
index 6fda9aa..216ef44 100644
--- a/backend/src/SocketVM.ts
+++ b/backend/src/SocketVM.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import pino from 'pino';
 import { JPEGEncoder } from './JPEGEncoder.js';
 import { Rect, Size, VMDisplay } from './display/types.js';
 
+let sleep = (ms: number) => new Promise<void>((r, rj) => setTimeout(() => r(), ms));
+
 export class SocketVM extends EventEmitter {
 	private vm;
 	private display: VMDisplay | null = null;
@@ -282,6 +284,8 @@ export class SocketVM extends EventEmitter {
 	}
 
 	private async VMStopped() {
+		// magic sleep. Makes it work.
+		await sleep(50);
 		await this.vm.Start();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/qemu/qemu_cgroup_launcher.ts b/backend/src/qemu/qemu_cgroup_launcher.ts
index a58d52d..d50881b 100644
--- a/backend/src/qemu/qemu_cgroup_launcher.ts
+++ b/backend/src/qemu/qemu_cgroup_launcher.ts
@@ -72,12 +72,13 @@ class CGroupLimitedProcess extends EventEmitter implements IProcess {
 
 		this.process = execaCommand(command, opts);
 
-		this.stdin = this.process.stdin;
-		this.stdout = this.process.stdout;
-		this.stderr = this.process.stderr;
-
 		let self = this;
 		this.process.on('spawn', () => {
+			// asshole
+			self.stdin = self.process.stdin;
+			self.stdout = self.process.stdout;
+			self.stderr = self.process.stderr;
+
 			self.initCgroup();
 
 			if(self.limits.limitProcess) {