diff --git a/start.py b/start.py
index fc22fb7..0ae808d 100755
--- a/start.py
+++ b/start.py
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ def puts(text, *args, color=colors.white, is_bold=False, **kwargs):
 
 def sep(): puts("-----------------------------------", is_bold=True)
 
+def composecmd(cmd):
+    return os.system(f"(hash docker-compose &> /dev/null && docker-compose -p firegex {cmd} || exit 0) || (hash docker &> /dev/null && docker compose -p firegex {cmd} || exit 0) || echo 'Docker not found!, please install docker and docker-compose'")
+
+def dockercmd(cmd):
+    return os.system(f"(hash docker &> /dev/null && docker {cmd} || exit 0) || echo 'Docker not found!, please install docker and docker-compose'")
+
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
 parser.add_argument('--port', "-p", type=int, required=False, help='Port where open the web service of the firewall', default=4444)
 parser.add_argument('--threads', "-t", type=int, required=False, help='Number of threads started for each service/utility', default=-1)
@@ -106,16 +112,16 @@ if not args.no_autostart:
     try:
         if args.restart:
             puts("Running 'docker-compose restart'\n", color=colors.green)
-            os.system("docker-compose -p firegex restart 2> /dev/null || docker compose -p firegex restart")
+            composecmd("restart")
         elif args.stop:
             puts("Running 'docker-compose down'\n", color=colors.green)
-            os.system("docker-compose -p firegex down 2> /dev/null || docker compose -p firegex restart")
+            composecmd("down")
         else:
             if not args.build:
                 puts("Downloading docker image from github packages 'docker pull ghcr.io/pwnzer0tt1/firegex'", color=colors.green)
-                os.system("docker pull ghcr.io/pwnzer0tt1/firegex")
+                dockercmd("pull ghcr.io/pwnzer0tt1/firegex")
             puts("Running 'docker-compose up -d --build'\n", color=colors.green)
-            os.system("docker-compose -p firegex up -d --build 2> /dev/null || docker compose -p firegex up -d --build")
+            composecmd("up -d --build")
     finally:
         if not args.keep:
             os.remove("docker-compose.yml")
diff --git a/tests/ph_test.py b/tests/ph_test.py
index 66277a3..02cf222 100755
--- a/tests/ph_test.py
+++ b/tests/ph_test.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ time.sleep(0.5)
 def checkData(should_work):
     res = None
     try: res = server.sendCheckData(secrets.token_bytes(432))
-    except ConnectionRefusedError:  res = False
+    except (ConnectionRefusedError, TimeoutError): res = None
     if res:
         if should_work: puts(f"Successfully received data ✔", color=colors.green)
         else: puts("Test Failed: Connection wasn't blocked ✗", color=colors.red); exit_test(1)
diff --git a/tests/utils/tcpserver.py b/tests/utils/tcpserver.py
index 0cfd37d..4e31833 100644
--- a/tests/utils/tcpserver.py
+++ b/tests/utils/tcpserver.py
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ class TcpServer:
 
     def sendCheckData(self,data):
         s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET6 if self.ipv6 else socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-        s.connect(('::1' if self.ipv6 else '127.0.0.1', self.proxy_port if self.proxy_port else self.port))
+        s.settimeout(1)
+        s.connect(('::1' if self.ipv6 else '127.0.0.1', self.proxy_port if self.proxy_port else self.port), )
         s.sendall(data)
         received_data = s.recv(4096)
         s.close()