diff --git a/gns3server/handlers/api/compute/qemu_handler.py b/gns3server/handlers/api/compute/qemu_handler.py
index 129ac0d9..2b5f3fa6 100644
--- a/gns3server/handlers/api/compute/qemu_handler.py
+++ b/gns3server/handlers/api/compute/qemu_handler.py
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ class QEMUHandler:
 
         qemu_manager = Qemu.instance()
         vm = qemu_manager.get_node(request.match_info["node_id"], project_id=request.match_info["project_id"])
-
+        # update the console first to avoid issue if updating console type
+        vm.console = request.json.pop("console", vm.console)
         for name, value in request.json.items():
             if hasattr(vm, name) and getattr(vm, name) != value:
                 setattr(vm, name, value)