diff --git a/vm_control.sh b/vm_control.sh
index ee90ed2..3a75d47 100755
--- a/vm_control.sh
+++ b/vm_control.sh
@@ -41,12 +41,15 @@ elif [ "$5" = "suspend" ]; then
 
 fi
 
+(
+	OUTPUT=$($CURL -s -k -m 10 -d "username=$USERNAME@$REALM&password=$PASSWORD" "$HOST/api2/json/access/ticket")
 
-OUTPUT=$($CURL -s -k -d "username=$USERNAME@$REALM&password=$PASSWORD" "$HOST/api2/json/access/ticket")
+	TICKET=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | jq -r '.data | .ticket')
+	CSRF=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | jq -r '.data | .CSRFPreventionToken')
 
-TICKET=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | jq -r '.data | .ticket')
-CSRF=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | jq -r '.data | .CSRFPreventionToken')
+	START_TASK_DATA=$($CURL -s -k -m 10 -b "PVEAuthCookie=$TICKET" -H "CSRFPreventionToken: $CSRF" -X POST $HOST/api2/json/nodes/$NODE/qemu/$TARGET_VMID/status/$TARGET_ACTION)
 
-START_TASK_DATA=$($CURL -s -k -b "PVEAuthCookie=$TICKET" -H "CSRFPreventionToken: $CSRF" -X POST $HOST/api2/json/nodes/$NODE/qemu/$TARGET_VMID/status/$TARGET_ACTION)
+	echo "$START_TASK_DATA" | $JQ
+) &
 
-echo "$START_TASK_DATA" | $JQ
+exit 0