diff --git a/src/aleph/vm/guest_api/__main__.py b/src/aleph/vm/guest_api/__main__.py
index b1df069fc..1d35997dd 100644
--- a/src/aleph/vm/guest_api/__main__.py
+++ b/src/aleph/vm/guest_api/__main__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import json
 import logging
 import re
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional
 
 import aiohttp
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ async def list_keys_from_cache(request: web.Request):
 
 
 def run_guest_api(
-    unix_socket_path,
+    unix_socket_path: Path,
     vm_hash: Optional[str] = None,
     sentry_dsn: Optional[str] = None,
     server_name: Optional[str] = None,
@@ -195,8 +196,8 @@ def run_guest_api(
     app.router.add_route(method="POST", path="/api/v0/p2p/pubsub/pub", handler=repost)
 
     # web.run_app(app=app, port=9000)
-    web.run_app(app=app, path=unix_socket_path)
+    web.run_app(app=app, path=str(unix_socket_path))
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    run_guest_api("/tmp/guest-api", vm_hash="vm")
+    run_guest_api(Path("/tmp/guest-api"), vm_hash="vm")
diff --git a/tests/supervisor/test_execution.py b/tests/supervisor/test_execution.py
index 902daa195..dba816bed 100644
--- a/tests/supervisor/test_execution.py
+++ b/tests/supervisor/test_execution.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import asyncio
+import logging
 
 import pytest
 from aleph_message.models import ItemHash
@@ -20,8 +21,8 @@ async def test_create_execution():
     settings.ALLOW_VM_NETWORKING = False
     settings.USE_JAILER = False
 
-    import logging
     logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
+    settings.PRINT_SYSTEM_LOGS = True
 
     # Ensure that the settings are correct and required files present.
     settings.setup()
@@ -52,4 +53,5 @@ async def test_create_execution():
     assert isinstance(vm, AlephFirecrackerProgram)
     assert vm.vm_id == 3
 
-    await asyncio.wait_for(execution.start(), timeout=30)
+    await execution.start()
+    await execution.stop()