diff --git a/virtualmachine.py b/virtualmachine.py
index 26cdd40..74074cc 100755
--- a/virtualmachine.py
+++ b/virtualmachine.py
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ def launch_vm(vm_entry, migration=False, migration_port=None, destination_host_k
             vm_entry.declare_killed()
             vm_pool.put(vm_entry)
     else:
-        vm_entry.vnc_socket = vm.vnc_socket_file
+        vm_entry.vnc_socket = vm.vnc_socket_file.name
         running_vms.append(vm)
 
         if migration: