diff --git a/charts/virtual-machine/templates/vm.yaml b/charts/virtual-machine/templates/vm.yaml
index bfbfa2b..a0d19e5 100644
--- a/charts/virtual-machine/templates/vm.yaml
+++ b/charts/virtual-machine/templates/vm.yaml
@@ -38,11 +38,14 @@
               disk:
                 bus: virtio
                 readonly: true
+            {{- if .Values.configFiles }}
+            # TODO(gio): switch to filesystems for real-time updates
             - name: configs
               disk:
                 bus: virtio
                 readonly: true
-              serial: CVLY623300HK240D
+              serial: DODOCONFIGFILES
+            {{- end }}
       networks:
         - name: default
           pod: {}