diff --git a/roles/proxmox_lxc/tasks/main.yml b/roles/proxmox_lxc/tasks/main.yml
index 94d6282..49b4d03 100644
--- a/roles/proxmox_lxc/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/proxmox_lxc/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,20 +1,32 @@
 ---
-- name: Create Gateway LXC container
-  community.proxmox.proxmox_lxc:
-    node: "{{ proxmox_node }}"
-    vmid: 221
-    hostname: gateway
-    storage: "vmsystem"
-    cores: 1
-    memory: 2048
-    swap: 512
-    rootfs: "vmsystem:5"
-    template: "ubuntu-24.04-standard_24.04-2_amd64.tar.zst"
-    password: "{{ proxmox_root_password }}"
-    net:
-      name: eth0
-      bridge: vmbr0
-      ip: 192.168.1.221/24
-      gw: 192.168.1.1
-    unprivileged: true
-    state: present
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+- name: Check if container already exists
+  shell: pct list | grep 221 || true
+  register: container_check
+  delegate_to: "{{ groups['proxmox_servers'][0] }}"
+  changed_when: false
+
+- name: Create Gateway LXC container using pct command
+  shell: |
+    pct create 221 \
+      /var/lib/vz/template/cache/ubuntu-24.04-standard_24.04-2_amd64.tar.zst \
+      --rootfs vmsystem:5 \
+      --cores 1 \
+      --memory 2048 \
+      --swap 512 \
+      --hostname gateway \
+      --net0 name=eth0,bridge=vmbr0,ip=192.168.1.221/24,gw=192.168.1.1 \
+      --storage vmsystem \
+      --password {{ proxmox_root_password }} \
+      --unprivileged 1 \
+      --start 1
+  args:
+    executable: /bin/bash
+  delegate_to: "{{ groups['proxmox_servers'][0] }}"
+  when: "'221' not in container_check.stdout"
+
+- name: Wait for container to start
+  wait_for_connection:
+    host: 192.168.1.221
+    port: 22
+    timeout: 60
+    delay: 5
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