diff --git a/bffhd/resources/mod.rs b/bffhd/resources/mod.rs
index 89650e2..51db4fc 100644
--- a/bffhd/resources/mod.rs
+++ b/bffhd/resources/mod.rs
@@ -168,9 +168,7 @@ impl Resource {
 
     fn set_state(&self, state: MachineState) {
         let mut serializer = AllocSerializer::<1024>::default();
-        serializer
-            .serialize_value(&state)
-            .expect("serializing a MachineState shoud be infallible");
+        let _ = serializer.serialize_value(&State::new(state));
         let archived = ArchivedValue::new(serializer.into_serializer().into_inner());
         self.inner.set_state(archived)
     }