diff --git a/usr/lib/python3.8/spoc/container.py b/usr/lib/python3.8/spoc/container.py
index 7e51750..62579e7 100644
--- a/usr/lib/python3.8/spoc/container.py
+++ b/usr/lib/python3.8/spoc/container.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import subprocess
 import time
 from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
 
-from . import config, network, repo_local, templates
+from . import config, net, repo_local, templates
 from .depsolver import DepSolver
 from .exceptions import InvalidContainerStateError
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class Container:
         cmd = self.cmd if self.cmd else '/sbin/init'
         cwd = self.cwd if self.cwd else '/'
         halt = self.halt if self.halt else 'SIGINT'
-        ip_address, ip_netmask, ip_gateway = network.request_ip(self.name)
+        ip_address, ip_netmask, ip_gateway = net.request_ip(self.name)
         # Write LXC configuration file
         with open(self.config_path, 'w') as f:
             f.write(templates.LXC_CONTAINER_TEMPLATE.format(name=self.name, ip_address=ip_address, ip_netmask=ip_netmask, ip_gateway=ip_gateway, rootfs=self.rootfs_path, hosts=config.HOSTS_FILE, mounts=mounts, env=env, uid=uid, gid=gid, cmd=cmd, cwd=cwd, halt=halt, log=self.log_path))
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class Container:
         except FileNotFoundError:
             pass
         # Release the IP address from global hosts configuration
-        network.release_ip(self.name)
+        net.release_ip(self.name)
 
     def start(self):
         # Start the container including its dependencies
diff --git a/usr/lib/python3.8/spoc/network.py b/usr/lib/python3.8/spoc/net.py
similarity index 90%
rename from usr/lib/python3.8/spoc/network.py
rename to usr/lib/python3.8/spoc/net.py
index bf7aab4..dfb905a 100644
--- a/usr/lib/python3.8/spoc/network.py
+++ b/usr/lib/python3.8/spoc/net.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def save_leases():
     # write all IP-hostname pairs to the global hosts file
     global mtime
     with open(config.HOSTS_FILE, 'w') as f:
-        for ip, hostname in sorted(leases.items(), key=lambda lease: socket.inet_aton(lease[0])):
+        for ip,hostname in sorted(leases.items(), key=lambda lease: socket.inet_aton(lease[0])):
             f.write(f'{ip} {hostname}\n')
     mtime = os.stat(config.HOSTS_FILE).st_mtime
 
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ def get_bridge_interface():
         netmask = socket.inet_ntoa(fcntl.ioctl(sock.fileno(), IOCTL_SIOCGIFNETMASK, packed_ifname)[20:24])
     return ipaddress.IPv4Interface(f'{ip}/{netmask}')
 
+def get_ip(container_name):
+    load_leases()
+    for ip,hostname in leases.items():
+        if hostname == container_name:
+            return ip
+    return None
+
 def request_ip(container_name):
     # Find if and IP hasn't been leased for the hostname
     interface = get_bridge_interface()