diff --git a/utils/MachineData.py b/utils/MachineData.py
index ed1a964..fd0a560 100644
--- a/utils/MachineData.py
+++ b/utils/MachineData.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from getmac import get_mac_address as gma
 import socket
 import yaml
 import os
+import stat
 import psutil
 from string import Template
 
@@ -71,9 +72,9 @@ class MachineData():
     
     def generate_runner_script(self, file_path: str):
         substitution_mapper = {
-            "CPU_CORES_COUNT": (self.cpu_count/2),
-            "MEMORY_ALLOCATION_SIZE": f"{(self.ram_size/2)}M",
-            "IMAGE_PATH": "image.qcow2"
+            "CPU_CORES_COUNT": int(self.cpu_count/2),
+            "MEMORY_ALLOCATION_SIZE": f"{int(self.ram_size/2)}M",
+            "IMAGE_PATH": f"{os.getcwd()}/{file_path}/image.qcow2"
         }
         try:
             with open("vm_run_script.template", "r") as file:
@@ -84,5 +85,9 @@ class MachineData():
                 result_file.write(result)
                 result_file.flush()
                 result_file.close()
+            
+            st = os.stat(file_path)
+            os.chmod(file_path, st.st_mode | stat.S_IEXEC)
+
         except Exception as ex:
             print(str(ex))
diff --git a/valhalla-client b/valhalla-client
index a2b0407..e6a5129 100644
--- a/valhalla-client
+++ b/valhalla-client
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from picotui.menu import *
 from picotui.context import Context
 import os
 import json
+import subprocess
 
 machine_data = MachineData()
 
@@ -33,100 +34,104 @@ def synchronize():
         machine_data.generate_runner_script(run_script_path)
  
 def runner():
-    d = None
-    image_choice_vm_id = None
-    vm_data = {}
-    with open("vms_data.json", "r") as vm_data_file:
-        try:
-            vm_data = json.loads(vm_data_file.read())
-        except Exception as ex:
-            print(f"ERROR: {str(ex)}")
-    # This routine is called to redraw screen "in menu's background"
-    def screen_redraw(s, allow_cursor=False):
+    while (True):
+        d = None
+        image_choice_vm_id = None
+        vm_data = {}
         with open("vms_data.json", "r") as vm_data_file:
             try:
                 vm_data = json.loads(vm_data_file.read())
             except Exception as ex:
                 print(f"ERROR: {str(ex)}")
-        s.attr_color(C_WHITE, C_BLUE)
-        s.cls()
-        s.attr_reset()
-        d.redraw()
-    def main_loop():
-        while 1:
-            key = m.get_input()
-
-            if isinstance(key, list):
-                # Mouse click
-                x, y = key
-                if m.inside(x, y):
-                    m.focus = True
-
-            if m.focus:
-                # If menu is focused, it gets events. If menu is cancelled,
-                # it loses focus. Otherwise, if menu selection is made, we
-                # quit with with menu result.
-                res = m.handle_input(key)
-                if res == ACTION_CANCEL:
-                    m.focus = False
-                elif res is not None and res is not True:
-                    return res
-            else:
-                # If menu isn't focused, it can be focused by pressing F9.
-                if key == KEY_F9:
-                    m.focus = True
-                    m.redraw()
-                    continue
-                # Otherwise, dialog gets input
-                res = d.handle_input(key)
-                if res is not None and res is not True:
-                    return res
-    with Context():
-
-        d = Dialog(10, 5, 80, 24)
-        d.add(12, 1, WLabel("Virtual Machine selection screen"))
-        d.add(1, 2, WLabel("VMs:"))
-        vm_names_table = []
-        for vm_id in vm_data:
-            vm_names_table.append(f"{vm_id}: {vm_data[vm_id]['image_name']} - ver. {vm_data[vm_id]['image_version']}")
-        w_listbox = WListBox(64, 4, vm_names_table)
-        d.add(1,3, w_listbox)
-
-        d.add(1, 6, "Selected listbox value:")
-        w_listbox_val = WLabel("", w=64)
-        d.add(1, 7, w_listbox_val)
-
-        def listbox_changed(w):
-            val = w.items[w.choice]
-            w_listbox_val.t = val
-            w_listbox_val.redraw()
-        
-        w_listbox.on("changed", listbox_changed)
-
-        b = WButton(8, "OK")
-        d.add(10, 11, b)
-        b.finish_dialog = ACTION_OK
-
-        b = WButton(8, "Cancel")
-        d.add(23, 11, b)
-        b.finish_dialog = ACTION_CANCEL
-
-        screen_redraw(Screen)
-        Screen.set_screen_redraw(screen_redraw)
-
-        menu_file = WMenuBox([("Exit", "ex")])
-        m = WMenuBar([("File", menu_file), ("About", "About")])
-        m.permanent = True
-        m.redraw()
-
-        res = main_loop()
-        image_choice_vm_id = int(str(vm_names_table[int(w_listbox.choice)]).split(":")[0])
-    print(image_choice_vm_id)
-    try:
-        print(f"Running VM: {vm_data[f'{image_choice_vm_id}']['image_name']}:{vm_data[f'{image_choice_vm_id}']['image_version']}")
-        os.execvp(f"images/valhalla/{vm_data[f'{image_choice_vm_id}']['image_name']}/{vm_data[f'{image_choice_vm_id}']['image_version']}/run.sh")
-    except Exception as ex:
-        print(str(ex))
+        # This routine is called to redraw screen "in menu's background"
+        def screen_redraw(s, allow_cursor=False):
+            with open("vms_data.json", "r") as vm_data_file:
+                try:
+                    vm_data = json.loads(vm_data_file.read())
+                except Exception as ex:
+                    print(f"ERROR: {str(ex)}")
+            s.attr_color(C_WHITE, C_BLUE)
+            s.cls()
+            s.attr_reset()
+            d.redraw()
+        def main_loop():
+            while 1:
+                key = m.get_input()
+
+                if isinstance(key, list):
+                    # Mouse click
+                    x, y = key
+                    if m.inside(x, y):
+                        m.focus = True
+
+                if m.focus:
+                    # If menu is focused, it gets events. If menu is cancelled,
+                    # it loses focus. Otherwise, if menu selection is made, we
+                    # quit with with menu result.
+                    res = m.handle_input(key)
+                    if res == ACTION_CANCEL:
+                        m.focus = False
+                    elif res is not None and res is not True:
+                        return res
+                else:
+                    # If menu isn't focused, it can be focused by pressing F9.
+                    if key == KEY_F9:
+                        m.focus = True
+                        m.redraw()
+                        continue
+                    if key == KEY_ESC:
+                        exit(0)
+                    # Otherwise, dialog gets input
+                    res = d.handle_input(key)
+                    if res is not None and res is not True:
+                        return res
+        with Context():
+
+            d = Dialog(10, 5, 80, 24)
+            d.add(12, 1, WLabel("Virtual Machine selection screen"))
+            d.add(1, 2, WLabel("VMs:"))
+            vm_names_table = []
+            for vm_id in vm_data:
+                vm_names_table.append(f"{vm_id}: {vm_data[vm_id]['image_name']} - ver. {vm_data[vm_id]['image_version']}")
+            w_listbox = WListBox(64, 4, vm_names_table)
+            d.add(1,3, w_listbox)
+
+            d.add(1, 6, "Selected listbox value:")
+            w_listbox_val = WLabel("", w=64)
+            d.add(1, 7, w_listbox_val)
+
+            def listbox_changed(w):
+                val = w.items[w.choice]
+                w_listbox_val.t = val
+                w_listbox_val.redraw()
+
+            w_listbox.on("changed", listbox_changed)
+
+            b = WButton(8, "OK")
+            d.add(10, 11, b)
+            b.finish_dialog = ACTION_OK
+
+            b = WButton(8, "Cancel")
+            d.add(23, 11, b)
+            b.finish_dialog = ACTION_CANCEL
+
+            screen_redraw(Screen)
+            Screen.set_screen_redraw(screen_redraw)
+
+            menu_file = WMenuBox([("Exit", "ex")])
+            m = WMenuBar([("File", menu_file), ("About", "About")])
+            m.permanent = True
+            m.redraw()
+
+            res = main_loop()
+            image_choice_vm_id = int(str(vm_names_table[int(w_listbox.choice)]).split(":")[0])
+
+        print(image_choice_vm_id)
+        try:
+            print(f"Running VM: {vm_data[f'{image_choice_vm_id}']['image_name']}:{vm_data[f'{image_choice_vm_id}']['image_version']}")
+            run_res = subprocess.check_call([f"images/valhalla/{vm_data[f'{image_choice_vm_id}']['image_name']}/{vm_data[f'{image_choice_vm_id}']['image_version']}/run.sh"])
+        except Exception as ex:
+            print(str(ex))
 
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
     prog="valhalla-client",
diff --git a/vm_run_script.template b/vm_run_script.template
index 370dff5..43096dd 100644
--- a/vm_run_script.template
+++ b/vm_run_script.template
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 ## QEMU (VM) command
 qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -m $MEMORY_ALLOCATION_SIZE \
 -cpu host,kvm=off,hv_relaxed,hv_spinlocks=0x1fff,hv_time,hv_vapic,hv_vendor_id=0xDEADBEEFFF \
--rtc clock=host,base=localtime -smp 4,sockets=1,cores=$CPU_CORES_COUNT,threads=2 \
+-rtc clock=host,base=localtime -smp $CPU_CORES_COUNT,sockets=1,cores=$CPU_CORES_COUNT,threads=1 \
 -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=n1 -netdev user,id=n1 \
 -hda $IMAGE_PATH &
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diff --git a/vms_data.json b/vms_data.json
index 366def4..abbc0fa 100644
--- a/vms_data.json
+++ b/vms_data.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"4": {"image_file": "temp_file.qcow2", "image_hash": "d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e", "image_id": "4", "image_name": "cool-image-name", "image_name_version_combo": "cool-image-name@v0.0.2alpha", "image_version": "v0.0.2alpha"}, "3": {"image_file": "temp_file.qcow2", "image_hash": "d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e", "image_id": "3", "image_name": "cool-image-name", "image_name_version_combo": "cool-image-name@v0.0.1alpha", "image_version": "v0.0.1alpha"}}
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+{"4": {"image_file": "temp_file.qcow2", "image_hash": "d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e", "image_id": "4", "image_name": "cool-image-name", "image_name_version_combo": "cool-image-name@v0.0.2alpha", "image_version": "v0.0.2alpha"}, "3": {"image_file": "temp_file.qcow2", "image_hash": "d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e", "image_id": "3", "image_name": "cool-image-name", "image_name_version_combo": "cool-image-name@v0.0.1alpha", "image_version": "v0.0.1alpha"}, "5": {"image_file": "/home/nixen/Projects/College/engineering-degree/images/ubuntu_base/image.qcow2", "image_hash": "f734423d6aaccd7e97c9561f127dd72d", "image_id": "5", "image_name": "xubuntu-22.04", "image_name_version_combo": "xubuntu-22.04@v0.0.1", "image_version": "v0.0.1"}}
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