diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc.py b/src/lxc/lxc.py
index eedfbd6..af1518c 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc.py
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import logging
-import time
 
 from . import creation_utils, lxc_utils
 from ..utils.machine import LinuxMachine
@@ -177,7 +176,7 @@ class LXC(LinuxMachine):
         Get IPv4
         :return: ipv4
         """
-        if self.ipv4 == "dhcp":
+        if self.ipv4 == "dhcp" or self.ipv4 == "auto":
             if self.is_running():
                 if self.has_program("ip", use_ssh=use_ssh):
                     if netmask:
@@ -304,6 +303,7 @@ class LXC(LinuxMachine):
         Start LXC
         """
         self.pve.start_lxc(self.lxc_id)
+        self.ipv4 = self.get_ipv4()
 
     def stop(self):
         """
@@ -389,7 +389,6 @@ class LXC(LinuxMachine):
         if working_directory:
             command = f"cd {working_directory} && {command}"
 
-
         # Using pct exec works every time but is 8x slower than using ssh
         if use_ssh:
             return self.pve.run_command(
@@ -399,6 +398,6 @@ class LXC(LinuxMachine):
                 exception_on_empty_stdout=exception_on_empty_stdout)
         else:
             return self.pve.run_command(command=f"pct exec {self.lxc_id} -- {command}",
-                                           return_status_code=return_status_code,
-                                           exception_on_exit=exception_on_exit,
-                                           exception_on_empty_stdout=exception_on_empty_stdout)
+                                        return_status_code=return_status_code,
+                                        exception_on_exit=exception_on_exit,
+                                        exception_on_empty_stdout=exception_on_empty_stdout)
diff --git a/src/utils/machine.py b/src/utils/machine.py
index ac3cdba..8d3870e 100644
--- a/src/utils/machine.py
+++ b/src/utils/machine.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from src.utils import utils
 class LinuxMachine():
 
     def __init__(self):
+        self.known_programs = []
         pass
 
     def update(self):
@@ -60,10 +61,16 @@ class LinuxMachine():
 
         :return: boolean
         """
+        if program in self.known_programs:
+            return True
+
         if type(program) == str:
-            return self.run_command("which " + program, return_status_code=True, use_ssh=use_ssh) == 0
+            result = self.run_command("which " + program, return_status_code=True, use_ssh=use_ssh) == 0
+            if result:
+                self.known_programs.append(program)
+            return result
         elif type(program) == list:
-            return all((self.run_command("which " + p, return_status_code=True, use_ssh=use_ssh) == 0) for p in program)
+            return all(self.has_program(program=p, use_ssh=use_ssh) for p in program)
 
     def has_file(self, file: str or Path):
         """Check if file exists on LXC
diff --git a/src/utils/proxmox.py b/src/utils/proxmox.py
index 01921cf..8baea8c 100644
--- a/src/utils/proxmox.py
+++ b/src/utils/proxmox.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import fnmatch
 import subprocess
+import threading
 import time
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
@@ -40,6 +41,31 @@ class ProxmoxHost(LinuxMachine):
         self.connection = None
         self.repo_path = path.as_posix()
 
+        self.running_lxcs = []
+
+        threading.Thread(target=self.update, daemon=True).start()
+
+    def update(self):
+        update_connection = Connection(host=self.host, user=self.user, port=self.port)
+        while True:
+            pct_output = update_connection.run("pct list", hide=True, warn=True, encoding="utf-8").stdout.split("\n")[
+                         1:]
+            for line in pct_output:
+                if line.strip():
+                    if len(line.split()) == 3:
+                        vm_id, status, name = line.split()
+                    else:
+                        vm_id, status, lock, name = line.split()
+
+                    if "running" in status:
+                        if vm_id not in self.running_lxcs:
+                            self.running_lxcs.append(int(vm_id))
+                    else:
+                        if vm_id in self.running_lxcs:
+                            self.running_lxcs.remove(int(vm_id))
+
+            time.sleep(0.5)
+
     def __str__(self):
         return f"ProxmoxHost({self.host}, {self.user}, {self.port})"
 
@@ -99,6 +125,8 @@ class ProxmoxHost(LinuxMachine):
             if the stdout is empty and exception_on_empty_stdout is True
         """
 
+        start_time = time.time()
+
         # Check if host is None, if it is, run the command locally, else run it on the host via SSH
         if self.host is None:
             command_result = subprocess.run(command, shell=True, capture_output=True, encoding="utf-8")
@@ -107,6 +135,9 @@ class ProxmoxHost(LinuxMachine):
         else:
             raise Exception("No host or connection provided")
 
+        end_time = time.time()
+        print(f"Command {command} took {end_time - start_time} seconds to run")
+
         # If return code is not 0 and that exception_on_exit is True and return_status_code is False, throw an exception
         if command_result.return_code != 0 and exception_on_exit and not return_status_code:
             raise Exception(f"Error while running command: \n{command_result.stderr}")
@@ -149,8 +180,14 @@ class ProxmoxHost(LinuxMachine):
     def is_lxc_running(self, lxc_id):
         """Check if the given LXC is running on the Proxmox host."""
 
-        pct_status_output = self.run_command(f"pct status {lxc_id}", exception_on_exit=False)
-        return "running" in pct_status_output
+        if lxc_id in self.running_lxcs:
+            return True
+        else:
+            return False
+
+        # Not used anymore because it's too slow, now using an update thread to keep track of running LXCs
+        # pct_status_output = self.run_command(f"pct status {lxc_id}", exception_on_exit=False)
+        # return "running" in pct_status_output
 
     def start_lxc(self, lxc_id):
         """Start the given LXC on the Proxmox host."""