diff --git a/run.py b/run.py
index 2269e05..db5a842 100644
--- a/run.py
+++ b/run.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def main():
 
     cli = JabberwockyCLI(stdin, stdout)
     cli.container_manager = ContainerManagerClient()
-    inp = " ".join(argv[1:])
+    inp = argv[1:]
     cli.parse_cmd(inp)
 
 
diff --git a/src/cli/cli.py b/src/cli/cli.py
index 6678cb4..bf2cc06 100644
--- a/src/cli/cli.py
+++ b/src/cli/cli.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 import re
 from sys import stdin, stdout
+from typing import List
 
 from src.containers.container_manager_client import ContainerManagerClient
 
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ def __init__(self, in_stream=stdin, out_stream=stdout) -> None:
         self.in_stream = in_stream
         self.out_stream = out_stream
 
-    def parse_cmd(self, cmd: str) -> None:
+    def parse_cmd(self, cmd: List[str]) -> None:
         """
         Parses the cmd sent from script
         """
@@ -49,22 +50,19 @@ def parse_cmd(self, cmd: str) -> None:
             "ssh-address": self.ssh_address,
         }
 
-        cmd = cmd.strip()
-        cmd_list = cmd.split(None, 1)
-        if len(cmd_list) == 0:
+        if len(cmd) == 0:
             command = "help"
-            rest = ""
-        elif len(cmd_list) == 1:
-            command = cmd_list[0]
-            rest = ""
+            rest = []
         else:
-            command, rest = cmd_list
+            command = cmd[0]
+            rest = cmd[1:]
+
         if command not in subcmd_dict:
             self.out_stream.write(f"Command of '{command}' is not valid\n")
             return
         subcmd_dict[command](rest)
 
-    def help(self, cmd: str) -> None:  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+    def help(self, cmd: List[str]) -> None:  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
         """
         Prints the basic help menu for the CLI
 
@@ -112,82 +110,84 @@ def help(self, cmd: str) -> None:  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
 """
         self.out_stream.write(help_str)
 
-    def interact(self, cmd: str) -> None:
+    def interact(self, cmd: List[str]) -> None:
         """
         Allows user to directly interact with shell
 
         :param cmd: The rest of the command sent
         """
+        name = cmd[0]
         comp = re.compile(CONTAINER_NAME_REGEX)
-        if not comp.match(cmd.strip()):
-            self.out_stream.write(f"'{cmd.strip()}' is not a valid container name\n")
+        if not comp.match(name):
+            self.out_stream.write(f"'{name}' is not a valid container name\n")
             return
-        self.container_manager.run_shell(cmd.strip())
+        self.container_manager.run_shell(name)
 
-    def start(self, cmd: str) -> None:
+    def start(self, cmd: List[str]) -> None:
         """
         Starts a container
 
         :param cmd: The rest of the command sent
         """
+        name = cmd[0]
         comp = re.compile(CONTAINER_NAME_REGEX)
-        if not comp.match(cmd.strip()):
-            self.out_stream.write(f"'{cmd.strip()}' is not a valid container name\n")
+        if not comp.match(name):
+            self.out_stream.write(f"'{name}' is not a valid container name\n")
             return
-        self.container_manager.start(cmd)
+        self.container_manager.start(name)
 
-    def stop(self, cmd: str) -> None:
+    def stop(self, cmd: List[str]) -> None:
         """
         Stops a container
 
         :param cmd: The rest of the command sent
         """
+        name = cmd[0]
         comp = re.compile(CONTAINER_NAME_REGEX)
-        if not comp.match(cmd.strip()):
-            self.out_stream.write(f"'{cmd.strip()}' is not a valid container name\n")
+        if not comp.match(name):
+            self.out_stream.write(f"'{name}' is not a valid container name\n")
             return
-        self.container_manager.stop(cmd)
+        self.container_manager.stop(name)
 
-    def kill(self, cmd: str) -> None:
+    def kill(self, cmd: List[str]) -> None:
         """
         Kills a container
 
         :param cmd: The rest of the command sent
         """
+        name = cmd[0]
         comp = re.compile(CONTAINER_NAME_REGEX)
-        if not comp.match(cmd.strip()):
-            self.out_stream.write(f"'{cmd.strip()}' is not a valid container name\n")
+        if not comp.match(name):
+            self.out_stream.write(f"'{name}' is not a valid container name\n")
             return
-        self.container_manager.kill(cmd)
+        self.container_manager.kill(name)
 
-    def run(self, cmd: str) -> None:
+    def run(self, cmd: List[str]) -> None:
         """
         Runs a command in the container
 
         :param cmd: The rest of the command sent
         """
-        cmd_list = cmd.split(None, 1)
-        if len(cmd_list) != 2:
+        if len(cmd) < 2:
             self.out_stream.write("Command requires two arguments\n")
             return
-        container_name, command = (*cmd_list,)
+        container_name, command = cmd[0], cmd[1:]
         comp = re.compile(CONTAINER_NAME_REGEX)
         if not comp.match(container_name):
             self.out_stream.write(f"'{container_name}' is not a valid container name\n")
             return
-        self.container_manager.run_command(container_name, [command])
+        self.container_manager.run_command(container_name, command)
 
-    def send_file(self, cmd: str) -> None:
+    def send_file(self, cmd: List[str]) -> None:
         """
         Sends a file to a container
 
         :param cmd: The rest of the command sent
         """
-        cmd_list = cmd.split()
-        if len(cmd_list) != 3:
+        if len(cmd) < 3:
             self.out_stream.write("Command requires three arguments\n")
             return
-        container_name, local_file, remote_file = (*cmd_list,)
+        container_name, local_file, remote_file = cmd[0], cmd[1], cmd[2]
         comp = re.compile(CONTAINER_NAME_REGEX)
         if not comp.match(container_name):
             self.out_stream.write(f"'{container_name}' is not a valid container name\n")
@@ -201,17 +201,16 @@ def send_file(self, cmd: str) -> None:
             return
         self.container_manager.put_file(container_name, local_file, remote_file)
 
-    def get_file(self, cmd: str) -> None:
+    def get_file(self, cmd: List[str]) -> None:
         """
         Gets a file from a container
 
         :param cmd: The rest of the command sent
         """
-        cmd_list = cmd.split()
-        if len(cmd_list) != 3:
+        if len(cmd) < 3:
             self.out_stream.write("Command requires three arguments\n")
             return
-        container_name, remote_file, local_file = (*cmd_list,)
+        container_name, remote_file, local_file = cmd[0], cmd[1], cmd[2]
         comp = re.compile(CONTAINER_NAME_REGEX)
         if not comp.match(container_name):
             self.out_stream.write(f"'{container_name}' is not a valid container name\n")
@@ -225,37 +224,36 @@ def get_file(self, cmd: str) -> None:
             return
         self.container_manager.get_file(container_name, remote_file, local_file)
 
-    def install(self, cmd: str) -> None:
+    def install(self, cmd: List[str]) -> None:
         """
         Installs a container from an archive
 
         :param cmd: The rest of the command sent
         """
-        cmd_list = cmd.split()
-        if len(cmd_list) != 2:
+        if len(cmd) != 2:
             self.out_stream.write("Command requires two arguments\n")
             return
-        archive_path_str, container_name = (*cmd_list,)
+        archive_path_str, container_name = cmd[0], cmd[1]
         comp = re.compile(CONTAINER_NAME_REGEX)
         if not comp.match(container_name):
             self.out_stream.write(f"'{container_name}' is not a valid container name\n")
             return
         self.container_manager.install(archive_path_str, container_name)
 
-    def delete(self, cmd: str) -> None:
+    def delete(self, cmd: List[str]) -> None:
         """
         Deletes a container from the file system
 
         :param cmd: The rest of the command sent
         """
-        container_name = cmd.strip()
+        container_name = cmd[0]
         comp = re.compile(CONTAINER_NAME_REGEX)
         if not comp.match(container_name):
             self.out_stream.write(f"'{container_name}' is not a valid container name\n")
             return
         self.container_manager.delete(container_name)
 
-    def download(self, cmd: str) -> None:  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+    def download(self, cmd: List[str]) -> None:  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
         """
         Downloads a container from an archive
 
@@ -263,7 +261,7 @@ def download(self, cmd: str) -> None:  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
         """
         self.out_stream.write("Command not yet supported")
 
-    def archive(self, cmd: str) -> None:  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+    def archive(self, cmd: List[str]) -> None:  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
         """
         Sends a container to an archive
 
@@ -271,7 +269,7 @@ def archive(self, cmd: str) -> None:  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
         """
         self.out_stream.write("Command not yet supported")
 
-    def add_repo(self, cmd: str) -> None:  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+    def add_repo(self, cmd: List[str]) -> None:  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
         """
         Adds an archive to the system
 
@@ -279,7 +277,7 @@ def add_repo(self, cmd: str) -> None:  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
         """
         self.out_stream.write("Command not yet supported")
 
-    def update_repo(self, cmd: str) -> None:  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+    def update_repo(self, cmd: List[str]) -> None:  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
         """
         Updates an archive
 
@@ -287,7 +285,7 @@ def update_repo(self, cmd: str) -> None:  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
         """
         self.out_stream.write("Command not yet supported")
 
-    def create(self, cmd: str) -> None:  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+    def create(self, cmd: List[str]) -> None:  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
         """
         Runs the container creation wizard
 
@@ -295,7 +293,7 @@ def create(self, cmd: str) -> None:  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
         """
         self.out_stream.write("Command not yet supported")
 
-    def server_halt(self, cmd: str) -> None:  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+    def server_halt(self, cmd: List[str]) -> None:  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
         """
         Tells the server to halt
 
@@ -303,7 +301,7 @@ def server_halt(self, cmd: str) -> None:  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
         """
         self.container_manager.server_halt()
 
-    def ping(self, cmd: str) -> None:  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+    def ping(self, cmd: List[str]) -> None:  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
         """
         Pings the server
 
@@ -311,7 +309,7 @@ def ping(self, cmd: str) -> None:  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
         """
         self.container_manager.ping()
 
-    def ssh_address(self, cmd: str) -> None:  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+    def ssh_address(self, cmd: List[str]) -> None:  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
         """
         Prints the information necessary to SSH into the container's shell
 
diff --git a/src/containers/container_manager_client.py b/src/containers/container_manager_client.py
index d0469da..e07b2a6 100644
--- a/src/containers/container_manager_client.py
+++ b/src/containers/container_manager_client.py
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ def start(self, container_name: str) -> None:
         sock.send(bytes(container_name, "utf-8"))
         self._recv_expect(sock, 1024, b"OK")
         sock.close()
+        self.run_command(container_name, ["cat /etc/motd"])
 
     def stop(self, container_name: str) -> None:
         """
@@ -287,7 +288,13 @@ def _send_select(self) -> None:
         try:
             while not self.recv_closed:
                 if select.select([sys.stdin], [], [], 0) == ([sys.stdin], [], []):
-                    self.sock.send(bytes(sys.stdin.readline(), "utf-8"))
+                    buffer = bytes(sys.stdin.readline(), "utf-8")
+                    while buffer:
+                        msg = buffer[:255]
+                        self.sock.send(bytes([len(msg)]) + msg)
+                        buffer = buffer[255:]
+                else:
+                    self.sock.send(b"\x00")
                 time.sleep(0.1)
         except (ConnectionError, OSError):
             pass
@@ -306,7 +313,11 @@ def _send_msvcrt(self) -> None:
 
                     if char == "\r":
                         print(end="\n")
-                        self.sock.send(bytes(msg + "\n", "utf-8"))
+                        buffer = bytes(msg + "\n", "utf-8")
+                        while buffer:
+                            msg = buffer[:255]
+                            self.sock.send(bytes([len(msg)]) + msg)
+                            buffer = buffer[255:]
                         msg = ""
 
                     elif char == "\b":
diff --git a/src/containers/container_manager_server.py b/src/containers/container_manager_server.py
index fd6c830..800b5a1 100644
--- a/src/containers/container_manager_server.py
+++ b/src/containers/container_manager_server.py
@@ -397,8 +397,11 @@ def send_and_recv(self):
 
     def _recv(self):
         try:
-            while msg := self.client_sock.recv(1024):
-                self.stdin.write(msg)
+            while msg := self.client_sock.recv(1 << 16):
+                while msg:
+                    size = msg[0]
+                    self.stdin.write(msg[1:size + 1])
+                    msg = msg[size + 1:]
         except (ConnectionError, OSError):
             pass
 
@@ -411,6 +414,7 @@ def _send_stdout(self):
         finally:
             self.stdout_closed = True
             if self.stderr_closed:
+                time.sleep(0.25)
                 self.client_sock.close()
 
     def _send_stderr(self):
@@ -422,4 +426,5 @@ def _send_stderr(self):
         finally:
             self.stderr_closed = True
             if self.stdout_closed:
+                time.sleep(0.25)
                 self.client_sock.close()
diff --git a/src/containers/exceptions.py b/src/containers/exceptions.py
index ca5aa0d..7a46dc2 100644
--- a/src/containers/exceptions.py
+++ b/src/containers/exceptions.py
@@ -76,3 +76,10 @@ class FailedToAuthorizeKeyError(RuntimeError):
     """
     Raised during failure to authorize keys
     """
+
+
+class ContainerAlreadyExistsError(RuntimeError):
+    """
+    Raised during container installation when a
+    container of the desired name already exists
+    """
diff --git a/src/system/syspath.py b/src/system/syspath.py
index 1449235..38a4aa3 100644
--- a/src/system/syspath.py
+++ b/src/system/syspath.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def install_container(archive_path: Path, container_name: str) -> None:
     :param archive_path: The path to the archive
     """
     if not tarfile.is_tarfile(str(archive_path)):
-        raise FileNotFoundError(str(archive_path))
+        raise TypeError(f"'{archive_path}' is not a tar archive")
     with tarfile.open(str(archive_path)) as tar:
         tar.extractall(path=get_container_dir(container_name))
         # TODO Sanity check this extraction