diff --git a/newvm.sh b/newvm.sh
index b2ca0d0..32ea733 100755
--- a/newvm.sh
+++ b/newvm.sh
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ set -- \
     --disk pool=default,size=${disk_size},cache=none \
     --network ${network} \
     --os-variant fedora$(rpm -E %fedora) \
+    --console pty,target.type=serial,log.file=/var/log/libvirt/console/${name}.log \
     --sound none \
     --redirdev none \
     --rng /dev/random \