diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7c7aa9c..5dd89e5 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ run-args = [
   "none",
   "-cpu",
   "host",
-  "-enable-kvm"
+  "-enable-kvm",
+  "-monitor",
+  "telnet:127.0.0.1:5555,server,nowait"
 ]
 test-args = [
   "-device",
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index da24ab8..fbe8103 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -59,12 +59,13 @@ fn kernel_main(boot_info: &'static BootInfo) -> ! {
     let mut vcpu = VCpu::new(phys_mem_offset.as_u64(), &mut frame_allocator);
     vcpu.activate();
 
-    info!("vmlaunch...");
+    info!("Starting the Virtual Machine...");
 
     unsafe {
-        asm!("cli");
         let vmlaunch = vmx::vmlaunch();
 
+        info!("VMLaunch: {:?}", vmlaunch);
+
         if vmlaunch.is_err() {
             let error = InstructionError::read();
             let error = error.as_str();
diff --git a/src/vmm/vcpu.rs b/src/vmm/vcpu.rs
index dfcc34d..27e3d70 100644
--- a/src/vmm/vcpu.rs
+++ b/src/vmm/vcpu.rs
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ impl VCpu {
 
         primary_exec_ctrl.0 |= (reserved_bits & 0xFFFFFFFF) as u32;
         primary_exec_ctrl.0 &= (reserved_bits >> 32) as u32;
-        primary_exec_ctrl.set_hlt(false);
+        primary_exec_ctrl.set_hlt(true);
         primary_exec_ctrl.set_activate_secondary_controls(false);
 
         primary_exec_ctrl.write();
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ impl VCpu {
             };
             vmwrite(vmcs::guest::LDTR_ACCESS_RIGHTS, ldtr_rights.0 as u64)?;
 
+            info!("RIP: {:#x}", Self::guest as u64);
             vmwrite(vmcs::guest::RIP, Self::guest as u64)?;
             vmwrite(vmcs::guest::IA32_EFER_FULL, rdmsr(IA32_EFER))?;
             vmwrite(vmcs::guest::RFLAGS, 0x2)?;
@@ -298,9 +299,18 @@ impl VCpu {
         self.vmcs.reset()
     }
 
+    fn guest_fn() -> ! {
+        loop {
+            unsafe {
+                halt();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     #[naked]
     unsafe extern "C" fn guest() -> ! {
         naked_asm!("hlt");
+        //naked_asm!("call {guest_fn}", guest_fn = sym Self::guest_fn);
     }
 
     fn vmexit_handler(&mut self) -> ! {