diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc.py b/src/lxc/lxc.py
index ec3088f..c08d6c9 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc.py
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc.py
@@ -93,17 +93,11 @@ class LXC(LinuxMachine):
         if self.ipv4 == "dhcp" or self.ipv4 == "auto":
             if self.is_running():
                 if self.has_program("ip", use_ssh=use_ssh):
-                    self.ipv4 = self.run_command(
-                        """ip addr | grep 'state UP' -A2 | tail -n1 | awk '{print $2}' | cut -f1 -d'/'""",
-                        use_ssh=use_ssh)
-
                     self.ipv4_netmask = self.run_command(
                         """ip addr | grep 'state UP' -A2 | tail -n1 | awk '{print $2}' | cut -f1 """,
                         use_ssh=use_ssh)
 
-                # elif self.has_program("ifconfig", use_ssh=use_ssh):
-                #     return self.run_command(command="ifconfig eth0 | awk '/inet addr/{print substr($2,6)}'",
-                #                             use_ssh=use_ssh)
+                    self.ipv4 = str(self.ipv4_netmask).split("/")[0]
             else:
                 return self.ipv4
 
@@ -201,6 +195,8 @@ class LXC(LinuxMachine):
             # Run creation steps
             logging.info(f"Running creation steps for LXC {self.id}")
             creation_utils.run_steps(self)
+        else:
+            logging.info(f"All creation conditions met for LXC {self.id}, skipping creation steps...")
 
     def deploy(self):
         pass
diff --git a/src/utils/steps_utils.py b/src/utils/steps_utils.py
index 3aca0b4..6a34723 100644
--- a/src/utils/steps_utils.py
+++ b/src/utils/steps_utils.py
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import logging
 import time
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from . import git_utils
 from .resources_utils import get_path
 from ..lxc import lxc_utils
-from ..lxc.lxc import LXC
 from ..machine.machine import LinuxMachine
 from ..utils import conditions_utils
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from ..lxc.lxc import LXC
+
 
 def _run_script_step(linux_machine, step):
     if isinstance(linux_machine, LXC):