diff --git a/app/src/adb.c b/app/src/adb.c
index a8712bf4..d98efe6f 100644
--- a/app/src/adb.c
+++ b/app/src/adb.c
@@ -233,37 +233,8 @@ adb_install(const char *serial, const char *local) {
     return pid;
 }
 
-static ssize_t
-adb_execute_for_output(const char *serial, const char *const adb_cmd[],
-                       size_t adb_cmd_len, char *buf, size_t buf_len,
-                       const char *name) {
-    sc_pipe pout;
-    sc_pid pid = adb_execute_p(serial, adb_cmd, adb_cmd_len, NULL, &pout, NULL);
-    if (pid == SC_PROCESS_NONE) {
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    ssize_t r = sc_pipe_read_all(pout, buf, buf_len);
-    sc_pipe_close(pout);
-
-    if (!sc_process_check_success(pid, name, true)) {
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    return r;
-}
-
-char *
-adb_get_serialno(void) {
-    char buf[128];
-
+sc_pid
+adb_get_serialno(sc_pipe *pout) {
     const char *const adb_cmd[] = {"get-serialno"};
-    ssize_t r = adb_execute_for_output(NULL, adb_cmd, ARRAY_LEN(adb_cmd),
-                                       buf, sizeof(buf), "get-serialno");
-    if (r <= 0) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    sc_str_truncate(buf, r, "\r\n");
-    return strdup(buf);
+    return adb_execute_p(NULL, adb_cmd, ARRAY_LEN(adb_cmd), NULL, pout, NULL);
 }
diff --git a/app/src/adb.h b/app/src/adb.h
index 085b3e6b..d3b3faae 100644
--- a/app/src/adb.h
+++ b/app/src/adb.h
@@ -35,8 +35,12 @@ adb_push(const char *serial, const char *local, const char *remote);
 sc_pid
 adb_install(const char *serial, const char *local);
 
-// Return the result of "adb get-serialno".
-char *
-adb_get_serialno(void);
+/**
+ * Execute `adb get-serialno`
+ *
+ * The result can be read from the output parameter `pout`.
+ */
+sc_pid
+adb_get_serialno(sc_pipe *pout);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/app/src/server.c b/app/src/server.c
index 56ba6b68..5ad8d70f 100644
--- a/app/src/server.c
+++ b/app/src/server.c
@@ -422,6 +422,29 @@ sc_server_on_terminated(void *userdata) {
     LOGD("Server terminated");
 }
 
+static char *
+sc_server_get_serialno(struct sc_intr *intr) {
+    sc_pipe pout;
+    sc_pid pid = adb_get_serialno(&pout);
+    if (pid == SC_PROCESS_NONE) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    char buf[128];
+    ssize_t r = sc_pipe_read_all_intr(intr, pid, pout, buf, sizeof(buf));
+    sc_pipe_close(pout);
+
+    bool ok =
+        sc_process_check_success_intr(intr, pid, "adb get-serialno", true);
+    if (!ok) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    sc_str_truncate(buf, r, " \r\n");
+
+    return strdup(buf);
+}
+
 static bool
 sc_server_fill_serial(struct sc_server *server) {
     // Retrieve the actual device immediately if not provided, so that all
@@ -430,7 +453,7 @@ sc_server_fill_serial(struct sc_server *server) {
     // device/emulator" error)
     if (!server->params.serial) {
         // The serial is owned by sc_server_params, and will be freed on destroy
-        server->params.serial = adb_get_serialno();
+        server->params.serial = sc_server_get_serialno(&server->intr);
         if (!server->params.serial) {
             LOGE("Could not get device serial");
             return false;