diff --git a/config/obsw_com_config.py b/config/obsw_com_config.py
index 93de2bae8f4a290d1d76a0ceba8d4f102e81289b..77a4931dd621141510560a6096061b346f832b5c 100644
--- a/config/obsw_com_config.py
+++ b/config/obsw_com_config.py
@@ -40,8 +40,13 @@ def set_communication_interface(tmtc_printer: TmTcPrinter) -> Union[Communicatio
             communication_interface.set_dle_settings(
                 g.G_SERIAL_DLE_MAX_QUEUE_LEN, g.G_SERIAL_DLE_MAX_FRAME_SIZE, serial_timeout)
         elif g.G_COM_IF == g.ComIF.QEMU:
+            serial_timeout = g.G_SERIAL_TIMEOUT
             communication_interface = QEMUComIF(
-                tmtc_printer=tmtc_printer, serial_timeout=g.G_TM_TIMEOUT)
+                tmtc_printer=tmtc_printer,
+                serial_timeout=serial_timeout,
+                ser_com_type=SerialCommunicationType.DLE_ENCODING)
+            communication_interface.set_dle_settings(
+                g.G_SERIAL_DLE_MAX_QUEUE_LEN, g.G_SERIAL_DLE_MAX_FRAME_SIZE, serial_timeout)
         else:
             communication_interface = DummyComIF(tmtc_printer=tmtc_printer)
         if not communication_interface.valid: