diff --git a/internal/net/ping.go b/internal/net/ping.go
index 40caefa..0414df8 100644
--- a/internal/net/ping.go
+++ b/internal/net/ping.go
@@ -58,12 +58,17 @@ func Ping(ctx context.Context, ip net.IP) (bool, error) {
 	}
 	defer conn.Close()
 
+	err = conn.SetWriteDeadline(time.Now().Add(5 * time.Second))
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
 	_, err = conn.WriteTo(msgBytes, &net.IPAddr{IP: ip})
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
 
-	err = conn.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(1 * time.Second))
+	err = conn.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(5 * time.Second))
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
@@ -90,7 +95,7 @@ func Ping(ctx context.Context, ip net.IP) (bool, error) {
 }
 
 var pingDialer = &net.Dialer{
-	Timeout: 1 * time.Second,
+	Timeout: 2 * time.Second,
 }
 
 // PingWithTCPFallback pings the IP address using ICMP and TCP fallback.
diff --git a/internal/proxmox/lxc.go b/internal/proxmox/lxc.go
index a3b9035..fde5b57 100644
--- a/internal/proxmox/lxc.go
+++ b/internal/proxmox/lxc.go
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ const (
 )
 
 func (n *Node) LXCAction(ctx context.Context, vmid int, action LXCAction) error {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, proxmoxReqTimeout)
-	defer cancel()
-
 	var upid proxmox.UPID
 	if err := n.client.Post(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("/nodes/%s/lxc/%d/status/%s", n.name, vmid, action), nil, &upid); err != nil {
 		return err