diff --git a/emulator/serial.c b/emulator/serial.c
index d87a700..27a0cba 100644
--- a/emulator/serial.c
+++ b/emulator/serial.c
@@ -57,15 +57,17 @@ struct serial {
 	uint16_t pkt_offset;
 };
 
+static void open_pty(struct serial *serial);
+
 static void serial_destroy(void *user_data)
 {
 	struct serial *serial = user_data;
 
 	btdev_destroy(serial->btdev);
+	serial->btdev = NULL;
 
 	close(serial->fd);
-
-	free(serial);
+	serial->fd = -1;
 }
 
 static void serial_write_callback(const void *data, uint16_t len,
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ static void serial_read_callback(int fd, uint32_t events, void *user_data)
 
 	if (events & (EPOLLERR | EPOLLHUP)) {
 		mainloop_remove_fd(serial->fd);
+		open_pty(serial);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -152,38 +155,28 @@ again:
 	}
 }
 
-struct serial *serial_open(enum serial_type type)
+static void open_pty(struct serial *serial)
 {
-	struct serial *serial;
-	enum btdev_type uninitialized_var(dev_type);
-
-	serial = malloc(sizeof(*serial));
-	if (!serial)
-		return NULL;
-
-	memset(serial, 0, sizeof(*serial));
-	serial->type = type;
-	serial->id = 0x42;
+	enum btdev_type uninitialized_var(type);
 
 	serial->fd = getpt();
 	if (serial->fd < 0) {
 		perror("Failed to get master pseudo terminal");
-		free(serial);
-		return NULL;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	if (grantpt(serial->fd) < 0) {
 		perror("Failed to grant slave pseudo terminal");
 		close(serial->fd);
-		free(serial);
-		return NULL;
+		serial->fd = -1;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	if (unlockpt(serial->fd) < 0) {
 		perror("Failed to unlock slave pseudo terminal");
 		close(serial->fd);
-		free(serial);
-		return NULL;
+		serial->fd = -1;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	ptsname_r(serial->fd, serial->path, sizeof(serial->path));
@@ -192,24 +185,24 @@ struct serial *serial_open(enum serial_type type)
 
 	switch (serial->type) {
 	case SERIAL_TYPE_BREDRLE:
-		dev_type = BTDEV_TYPE_BREDRLE;
+		type = BTDEV_TYPE_BREDRLE;
 		break;
 	case SERIAL_TYPE_BREDR:
-		dev_type = BTDEV_TYPE_BREDR;
+		type = BTDEV_TYPE_BREDR;
 		break;
 	case SERIAL_TYPE_LE:
-		dev_type = BTDEV_TYPE_LE;
+		type = BTDEV_TYPE_LE;
 		break;
 	case SERIAL_TYPE_AMP:
-		dev_type = BTDEV_TYPE_AMP;
+		type = BTDEV_TYPE_AMP;
 		break;
 	}
 
 	serial->btdev = btdev_create(type, serial->id);
 	if (!serial->btdev) {
 		close(serial->fd);
-		free(serial);
-		return NULL;
+		serial->fd = -1;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	btdev_set_send_handler(serial->btdev, serial_write_callback, serial);
@@ -217,10 +210,27 @@ struct serial *serial_open(enum serial_type type)
 	if (mainloop_add_fd(serial->fd, EPOLLIN, serial_read_callback,
 						serial, serial_destroy) < 0) {
 		btdev_destroy(serial->btdev);
+		serial->btdev = NULL;
 		close(serial->fd);
-		free(serial);
-		return NULL;
+		serial->fd = -1;
+		return;
 	}
+}
+
+struct serial *serial_open(enum serial_type type)
+{
+	struct serial *serial;
+	enum btdev_type uninitialized_var(dev_type);
+
+	serial = malloc(sizeof(*serial));
+	if (!serial)
+		return NULL;
+
+	memset(serial, 0, sizeof(*serial));
+	serial->type = type;
+	serial->id = 0x42;
+
+	open_pty(serial);
 
 	return serial;
 }
@@ -231,4 +241,6 @@ void serial_close(struct serial *serial)
 		return;
 
 	mainloop_remove_fd(serial->fd);
+
+	free(serial);
 }