diff --git a/gb-emu/src/main.rs b/gb-emu/src/main.rs
index 0a1c689..c2d5914 100644
--- a/gb-emu/src/main.rs
+++ b/gb-emu/src/main.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #[cfg(feature = "camera")]
 use camera::Webcam;
-use clap::{ArgGroup, Parser};
+use clap::{ArgGroup, Parser, ValueEnum};
 use debug::Debugger;
 use gb_emu_lib::{
     config::ConfigManager,
@@ -32,30 +32,43 @@ compile_error!("select only one rendering backend!");
 #[cfg(all(not(feature = "vulkan"), not(feature = "pixels")))]
 compile_error!("select one rendering backend!");
 
+#[derive(ValueEnum, Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+enum SerialTargetOption {
+    None,
+    Ascii,
+    Hex,
+}
+
+impl From<SerialTargetOption> for SerialTarget {
+    fn from(value: SerialTargetOption) -> Self {
+        match value {
+            SerialTargetOption::None => Self::None,
+            SerialTargetOption::Ascii => Self::Stdout(StdoutType::Ascii),
+            SerialTargetOption::Hex => Self::Stdout(StdoutType::Hex),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Gameboy (DMG/CGB) emulator
 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
 #[command(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
 #[command(group(ArgGroup::new("saves").args(["save","no_save"])))]
-#[command(group(ArgGroup::new("link").args(["ascii","hex"])))]
 struct Args {
     /// Path to ROM
-    rom: String,
+    #[arg(value_hint = clap::ValueHint::FilePath)]
+    rom: PathBuf,
 
     /// Save path
-    #[arg(long)]
-    save: Option<String>,
+    #[arg(long, value_hint = clap::ValueHint::FilePath)]
+    save: Option<PathBuf>,
 
     /// Skip save file
     #[arg(long)]
     no_save: bool,
 
-    /// Output link port to stdout as ASCII
-    #[arg(long)]
-    ascii: bool,
-
-    /// Output link port to stdout as hex values
-    #[arg(long)]
-    hex: bool,
+    /// Output link port to stdout as either ASCII or hex
+    #[arg(long, value_enum, default_value_t = SerialTargetOption::None)]
+    serial: SerialTargetOption,
 
     /// Show tile window
     #[arg(long)]
@@ -131,7 +144,7 @@ fn run(args: Args) -> ! {
     let config = config_manager.load_or_create_base_config();
     let standalone_config: StandaloneConfig = config_manager.load_or_create_config("standalone");
 
-    let rom_file = RomFile::Path(PathBuf::from(args.rom));
+    let rom_file = RomFile::Path(args.rom);
 
     let (rom, camera) = rom_file
         .load(
@@ -203,13 +216,7 @@ fn run(args: Args) -> ! {
 
     let options =
         EmulatorOptions::new_with_config(config, config_manager.dir(), window, rom, output)
-            .with_serial_target(if args.ascii {
-                SerialTarget::Stdout(StdoutType::Ascii)
-            } else if args.hex {
-                SerialTarget::Stdout(StdoutType::Hex)
-            } else {
-                SerialTarget::None
-            })
+            .with_serial_target(args.serial.into())
             .with_no_save(args.no_save)
             .with_tile_window(tile_window)
             .with_layer_window(layer_window);
diff --git a/lib/src/connect/mod.rs b/lib/src/connect/mod.rs
index 8d747d0..b064517 100644
--- a/lib/src/connect/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/src/connect/mod.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ impl RomFile {
         match self {
             RomFile::Path(path) => {
                 let save_location = match save {
-                    SramType::File(path) => Some(SaveDataLocation::File(PathBuf::from(path))),
+                    SramType::File(path) => Some(SaveDataLocation::File(path)),
                     SramType::RawBuffer(buf) => Some(SaveDataLocation::Raw(buf)),
                     SramType::Auto => Some(SaveDataLocation::File(path.with_extension("sav"))),
                     SramType::None => None,
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ impl RomFile {
             }
             RomFile::Raw(data) => {
                 let save_location = match save {
-                    SramType::File(path) => Some(SaveDataLocation::File(PathBuf::from(path))),
+                    SramType::File(path) => Some(SaveDataLocation::File(path)),
                     SramType::RawBuffer(buf) => Some(SaveDataLocation::Raw(buf)),
                     SramType::Auto => None,
                     SramType::None => None,
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ where
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum SramType {
-    File(String),
+    File(PathBuf),
     RawBuffer(Arc<RwLock<Vec<u8>>>),
     Auto,
     None,