diff --git a/src/components/Dashboard.js b/src/components/Dashboard.js
index f6d2ae4..3bacdaf 100644
--- a/src/components/Dashboard.js
+++ b/src/components/Dashboard.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use client';
 
 import { useState } from 'react';
-import useSWR from 'swr';
+import useSWR, { mutate } from 'swr';
 import NodeList from './NodeList';
 import VMList from './VMList';
 import LXCList from './LXCList';
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ export default function Dashboard() {
     setPowerActionStatus({ text: `${action.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + action.slice(1)}ing ${type === 'qemu' ? 'VM' : 'LXC'} ${vmid}...`, type: 'pending' });
     try {
       await axios.post('/api/power', { node, vmid, type, action });
+      // Immediately refetch all data instead of waiting for polling interval
+      await mutate('/api/nodes');
+      await mutate('/api/vms');
+      await mutate('/api/lxc');
+      await mutate('/api/status');
       setPowerActionStatus({ text: `${action.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + action.slice(1)} successful`, type: 'success' });
     } catch (err) {
       setPowerActionStatus({ text: err.message || `${action.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + action.slice(1)} failed`, type: 'error' });
diff --git a/src/lib/proxmox.js b/src/lib/proxmox.js
index 46c4a02..af09823 100644
--- a/src/lib/proxmox.js
+++ b/src/lib/proxmox.js
@@ -8,33 +8,13 @@ function getEnv(key) {
   return val;
 }
 
-/**
- * Generates the Proxmox API2 Authorization header.
- * Format: PVEAPIToken=<user>@<realm>!<token-id>=<secret>
- * @param {string} _method
- * @param {string} _path
- * @param {string} _body
- * @returns {{ Authorization: string }}
- */
 function createAuthHeaders(_method, _path, _body) {
-  const TOKEN_ID = getEnv('PROXMOX_TOKEN_ID'); // e.g. "root@pam!monitorapp"
+  const TOKEN_ID = getEnv('PROXMOX_TOKEN_ID');
   const TOKEN_SECRET = getEnv('PROXMOX_TOKEN_SECRET');
   return { Authorization: `PVEAPIToken=${TOKEN_ID}=${TOKEN_SECRET}` };
 }
 
-/**
- * Fetches the Proxmox API with authentication.
- * @param {string} path
- * @param {'GET'|'POST'|'PUT'|'DELETE'} [method='GET']
- * @param {string} [body]
- * @returns {Promise<*>}
- */
 async function proxmoxFetch(path, method = 'GET', body) {
-  const headers = {
-    ...createAuthHeaders(method, path, body),
-    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-  };
-
   const baseUrl = getEnv('PROXMOX_API_URL');
   const base = baseUrl.replace(/\/+$/, '');
   const cleanPath = path.replace(/^\/+/, '');
@@ -46,18 +26,47 @@ async function proxmoxFetch(path, method = 'GET', body) {
     const res = await axios({
       url: fullUrl,
       method,
-      headers,
+      headers: {
+        ...createAuthHeaders(method, path, body),
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+      },
       data: body,
     });
-
     return res.data;
   } catch (err) {
     const status = err.response?.status || 'Unknown Status';
     const message = err.response?.data?.message || err.response?.data || err.message;
     throw new Error(`Proxmox API error ${status}: ${message}`);
   }
+}
 
+/**
+ * Sends a power action to a VM or LXC.
+ * Uses /api2/extjs endpoint (different from /api2/json used by other routes).
+ * @param {string} nodeName
+ * @param {number} vmid
+ * @param {'qemu'|'lxc'} type
+ * @param {'start'|'stop'|'restart'} action
+ * @returns {Promise<void>}
+ */
+export async function powerControl(nodeName, vmid, type, action) {
+  const baseUrl = getEnv('PROXMOX_API_URL');
+  const extjsUrl = baseUrl.replace('/api2/json', '/api2/extjs');
 
+  const res = await axios({
+    url: `${extjsUrl}/nodes/${nodeName}/${type}/${vmid}/status/${action}`,
+    method: 'POST',
+    headers: {
+      ...createAuthHeaders('POST', '', ''),
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+    },
+    data: '{}',
+  });
+
+  const data = res.data?.data;
+  if (res.data?.success === 0 || !data) {
+    throw new Error(res.data?.message || 'Power operation failed');
+  }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -71,10 +80,6 @@ async function proxmoxFetch(path, method = 'GET', body) {
  * @property {number} load
  */
 
-/**
- * Fetches all Proxmox nodes and returns mapped stats.
- * @returns {Promise<ProxmoxNode[]>}
- */
 export async function getNodes() {
   const data = await proxmoxFetch('/nodes');
   return (data.data || []).map((node) => ({
@@ -102,11 +107,6 @@ export async function getNodes() {
  * @property {{ total: number; used: number }} disk
  */
 
-/**
- * Fetches QEMU VMs for a given node.
- * @param {string} nodeName
- * @returns {Promise<ProxmoxVM[]>}
- */
 export async function getVMs(nodeName) {
   const data = await proxmoxFetch(`/nodes/${nodeName}/qemu`);
   return (data.data || []).map((vm) => ({
@@ -126,11 +126,6 @@ export async function getVMs(nodeName) {
   }));
 }
 
-/**
- * Fetches LXC containers for a given node.
- * @param {string} nodeName
- * @returns {Promise<ProxmoxVM[]>}
- */
 export async function getLXC(nodeName) {
   const data = await proxmoxFetch(`/nodes/${nodeName}/lxc`);
   return (data.data || []).map((vm) => ({
@@ -159,26 +154,6 @@ export async function getLXC(nodeName) {
  * @property {{ total: number; used: number }} totalMemory
  */
 
-/**
- * Aggregated summary across all nodes.
- * @returns {Promise<SummaryStat>}
- */
-/**
- * Sends a power action to a VM or LXC.
- * @param {string} nodeName
- * @param {number} vmid
- * @param {'qemu'|'lxc'} type
- * @param {'start'|'stop'|'restart'} action
- * @returns {Promise<void>}
- */
-export async function powerControl(nodeName, vmid, type, action) {
-  await proxmoxFetch(`/nodes/${nodeName}/${type}/${vmid}/status/${action}`, 'POST');
-}
-
-/**
- * Aggregated summary across all nodes.
- * @returns {Promise<SummaryStat>}
- */
 export async function getSummary() {
   const nodes = await getNodes();
   let totalVMs = [];