diff --git a/src/main/java/ru/kirillius/mktbk/App.java b/src/main/java/ru/kirillius/mktbk/App.java
index 15e1d69..f87bd24 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ru/kirillius/mktbk/App.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ru/kirillius/mktbk/App.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public class App {
 
         backupFolder = new File(BACKUP_FOLDER);
 
-        if(!backupFolder.exists()){
+        if (!backupFolder.exists()) {
             backupFolder.mkdir();
         }
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public class App {
             backupName = suggestion;
         }
 
-        var outputFile = new File(backupFolder,backupName + ".tar.gz");
+        var outputFile = new File(backupFolder, backupName + ".tar.gz");
 
 
         List<FileMetadata> files;
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public class App {
             throw new RuntimeException("Error loading container file tree", e);
         }
 
-        if(console.confirm("Container can be stopped now. Stop it?")) {
+        if (console.confirm("Container can be stopped now. Stop it?")) {
             stopContainer(container);
         }
         container = validate(container);
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ public class App {
             layerFile.delete();
         }
         SystemLogger.message("Backup is done ", LOG_CONTEXT);
+        console.pause();
         if (!container.isRunning() && console.confirm("Do you want to start container?")) {
             startContainer(container);
         }
@@ -140,7 +141,14 @@ public class App {
         SystemLogger.message("Stopping container " + container, LOG_CONTEXT);
         try {
             device.getApiConnection().execute("/container/stop .id=" + container.getId());
-            Thread.sleep(10000L);
+            waitWhile(() -> {
+                try {
+                    updateContainers();
+                    return validate(container).isRunning();
+                } catch (MikrotikApiException e) {
+                    throw new RuntimeException(e);
+                }
+            }, 10000L);
         } catch (MikrotikApiException | InterruptedException e) {
             throw new RuntimeException("Error stopping container", e);
         }
@@ -159,18 +167,35 @@ public class App {
         }
     }
 
+
+    public interface Functor<T> {
+        T apply();
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("BusyWait")
+    private void waitWhile(Functor<Boolean> condition, long timeout) throws InterruptedException {
+        var startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        while (condition.apply()) {
+            if (System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime > timeout) {
+                throw new InterruptedException();
+            }
+            Thread.sleep(1000);
+        }
+    }
+
     private void startContainer(ContainerMetadata container) {
         try {
             if (!container.isRunning()) {
                 SystemLogger.message("Starting container " + container, LOG_CONTEXT);
                 device.getApiConnection().execute("/container/start .id=" + container.getId());
-                Thread.sleep(10000L);
-                updateContainers();
-                var id = container.getId();
-                container = containers.stream().filter(containerMetadata -> containerMetadata.getId().equals(id)).findFirst().orElse(null);
-                if (container == null || !container.isRunning()) {
-                    throw new RuntimeException("Something went wrong. Unable to start container.");
-                }
+                waitWhile(() -> {
+                    try {
+                        updateContainers();
+                        return !validate(container).isRunning();
+                    } catch (MikrotikApiException e) {
+                        throw new RuntimeException(e);
+                    }
+                }, 10000L);
             }
         } catch (Exception e) {
             throw new RuntimeException(e);