diff --git a/connector/runc.go b/connector/runc.go
index 1245612..ec59ba8 100644
--- a/connector/runc.go
+++ b/connector/runc.go
@@ -21,11 +21,173 @@ type RuncOpts struct {
 }
 
 type Runc struct {
-	opts         RuncOpts
-	factory      libcontainer.Factory
-	containers   map[string]*container.Container
-	needsRefresh chan string // container IDs requiring refresh
-	lock         sync.RWMutex
+	opts          RuncOpts
+	factory       libcontainer.Factory
+	containers    map[string]*container.Container
+	libContainers map[string]libcontainer.Container
+	needsRefresh  chan string // container IDs requiring refresh
+	lock          sync.RWMutex
+}
+
+func NewRunc() Connector {
+	opts, err := readRuncOpts()
+	runcFailOnErr(err)
+
+	factory, err := getFactory(opts)
+	runcFailOnErr(err)
+
+	cm := &Runc{
+		opts:          opts,
+		factory:       factory,
+		containers:    make(map[string]*container.Container),
+		libContainers: make(map[string]libcontainer.Container),
+		needsRefresh:  make(chan string, 60),
+		lock:          sync.RWMutex{},
+	}
+
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			cm.refreshAll()
+			time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+		}
+	}()
+	go cm.Loop()
+
+	return cm
+}
+
+func (cm *Runc) GetLibc(id string) libcontainer.Container {
+	// return previously loaded container
+	libc, ok := cm.libContainers[id]
+	if ok {
+		return libc
+	}
+	// load container
+	libc, err := cm.factory.Load(id)
+	if err != nil {
+		// remove container if no longer exists
+		if lerr, ok := err.(libcontainer.Error); ok && lerr.Code() == libcontainer.ContainerNotExists {
+			cm.delByID(id)
+		} else {
+			log.Warningf("failed to read container: %s\n", err)
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+	return libc
+}
+
+// update a ctop container from libcontainer
+func (cm *Runc) refresh(id string) {
+	log.Debugf("refreshing container: %s", id)
+	libc := cm.GetLibc(id)
+	if libc == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	c := cm.MustGet(id)
+
+	status, err := libc.Status()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warningf("failed to read status for container: %s\n", err)
+	} else {
+		c.SetState(status.String())
+	}
+
+	state, err := libc.State()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warningf("failed to read state for container: %s\n", err)
+	} else {
+		c.SetMeta("created", state.BaseState.Created.Format("Mon Jan 2 15:04:05 2006"))
+	}
+
+	conf := libc.Config()
+	c.SetMeta("rootfs", conf.Rootfs)
+}
+
+// Read runc root, creating any new containers
+func (cm *Runc) refreshAll() {
+	list, err := ioutil.ReadDir(cm.opts.root)
+	runcFailOnErr(err)
+
+	for _, i := range list {
+		if i.IsDir() {
+			name := i.Name()
+			// attempt to load
+			libc := cm.GetLibc(name)
+			if libc == nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			_ = cm.MustGet(i.Name()) // ensure container exists
+		}
+	}
+
+	// queue all existing containers for refresh
+	for id, _ := range cm.containers {
+		cm.needsRefresh <- id
+	}
+}
+
+func (cm *Runc) Loop() {
+	for id := range cm.needsRefresh {
+		cm.refresh(id)
+	}
+}
+
+// Get a single ctop container in the map matching libc container, creating one anew if not existing
+func (cm *Runc) MustGet(id string) *container.Container {
+	c, ok := cm.Get(id)
+	if !ok {
+		libc := cm.GetLibc(id)
+
+		// create collector
+		collector := metrics.NewRunc(libc)
+
+		// create container
+		c = container.New(id, collector)
+
+		name := libc.ID()
+		// set initial metadata
+		if len(name) > 12 {
+			name = name[0:12]
+		}
+		c.SetMeta("name", name)
+
+		// add to map
+		cm.lock.Lock()
+		cm.containers[id] = c
+		cm.libContainers[id] = libc
+		cm.lock.Unlock()
+	}
+
+	return c
+}
+
+// Get a single container, by ID
+func (cm *Runc) Get(id string) (*container.Container, bool) {
+	cm.lock.Lock()
+	defer cm.lock.Unlock()
+	c, ok := cm.containers[id]
+	return c, ok
+}
+
+// Remove containers by ID
+func (cm *Runc) delByID(id string) {
+	cm.lock.Lock()
+	delete(cm.containers, id)
+	delete(cm.libContainers, id)
+	cm.lock.Unlock()
+	log.Infof("removed dead container: %s", id)
+}
+
+// Return array of all containers, sorted by field
+func (cm *Runc) All() (containers container.Containers) {
+	cm.lock.Lock()
+	for _, c := range cm.containers {
+		containers = append(containers, c)
+	}
+	cm.lock.Unlock()
+	sort.Sort(containers)
+	containers.Filter()
+	return containers
 }
 
 func readRuncOpts() (RuncOpts, error) {
@@ -59,142 +221,6 @@ func getFactory(opts RuncOpts) (libcontainer.Factory, error) {
 	return libcontainer.New(opts.root, cgroupManager, libcontainer.CriuPath("criu"))
 }
 
-func NewRunc() Connector {
-	opts, err := readRuncOpts()
-	runcFailOnErr(err)
-
-	factory, err := getFactory(opts)
-	runcFailOnErr(err)
-
-	cm := &Runc{
-		opts:         opts,
-		factory:      factory,
-		containers:   make(map[string]*container.Container),
-		needsRefresh: make(chan string, 60),
-		lock:         sync.RWMutex{},
-	}
-
-	go cm.Loop()
-
-	return cm
-}
-
-func (cm *Runc) inspect(id string) libcontainer.Container {
-	libc, err := cm.factory.Load(id)
-	if err != nil {
-		// remove container if no longer exists
-		if lerr, ok := err.(libcontainer.Error); ok && lerr.Code() == libcontainer.ContainerNotExists {
-			cm.delByID(id)
-		} else {
-			log.Warningf("failed to read container: %s\n", err)
-		}
-		return nil
-	}
-	return libc
-}
-
-// update a ctop container from libcontainer
-func (cm *Runc) refresh(libc libcontainer.Container, c *container.Container) {
-	log.Debugf("refreshing container: %s", c.Id)
-
-	status, err := libc.Status()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Warningf("failed to read status for container: %s\n", err)
-	} else {
-		c.SetState(status.String())
-	}
-
-	state, err := libc.State()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Warningf("failed to read state for container: %s\n", err)
-	} else {
-		c.SetMeta("created", state.BaseState.Created.Format("Mon Jan 2 15:04:05 2006"))
-	}
-
-	conf := libc.Config()
-	c.SetMeta("rootfs", conf.Rootfs)
-}
-
-func (cm *Runc) refreshAll() {
-	list, err := ioutil.ReadDir(cm.opts.root)
-	runcFailOnErr(err)
-
-	for _, i := range list {
-		if i.IsDir() {
-			name := i.Name()
-			// attempt to load
-			libc := cm.inspect(name)
-			if libc == nil {
-				continue
-			}
-
-			c := cm.MustGet(libc)
-			cm.refresh(libc, c)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func (cm *Runc) Loop() {
-	for {
-		cm.refreshAll()
-		time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
-	}
-}
-
-// Get a single ctop container in the map matching libc container, creating one anew if not existing
-func (cm *Runc) MustGet(libc libcontainer.Container) *container.Container {
-	id := libc.ID()
-	c, ok := cm.Get(id)
-	if !ok {
-		// create collector
-		collector := metrics.NewRunc(libc)
-
-		// create container
-		c = container.New(id, collector)
-
-		name := libc.ID()
-		// set initial metadata
-		if len(name) > 12 {
-			name = name[0:12]
-		}
-		c.SetMeta("name", name)
-
-		// add to map
-		cm.lock.Lock()
-		cm.containers[id] = c
-		cm.lock.Unlock()
-	}
-	return c
-}
-
-// Get a single container, by ID
-func (cm *Runc) Get(id string) (*container.Container, bool) {
-	cm.lock.Lock()
-	c, ok := cm.containers[id]
-	cm.lock.Unlock()
-	return c, ok
-}
-
-// Remove containers by ID
-func (cm *Runc) delByID(id string) {
-	cm.lock.Lock()
-	delete(cm.containers, id)
-	cm.lock.Unlock()
-	log.Infof("removed dead container: %s", id)
-}
-
-// Return array of all containers, sorted by field
-func (cm *Runc) All() (containers container.Containers) {
-	cm.lock.Lock()
-	for _, c := range cm.containers {
-		containers = append(containers, c)
-	}
-	cm.lock.Unlock()
-	sort.Sort(containers)
-	containers.Filter()
-	return containers
-}
-
 func runcFailOnErr(err error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(fmt.Errorf("fatal runc error: %s", err))