diff --git a/AppImage/components/network-metrics.tsx b/AppImage/components/network-metrics.tsx
index 8a86ece5..74cafd3e 100644
--- a/AppImage/components/network-metrics.tsx
+++ b/AppImage/components/network-metrics.tsx
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ export function NetworkMetrics() {
     error,
     isLoading,
   } = useSWR<NetworkData>("/api/network", fetcher, {
-    refreshInterval: 53000,
-    revalidateOnFocus: false,
+    refreshInterval: 15000,
+    revalidateOnFocus: true,
     revalidateOnReconnect: true,
   })
 
diff --git a/AppImage/components/storage-overview.tsx b/AppImage/components/storage-overview.tsx
index 17bb0f7c..ab2b3bc1 100644
--- a/AppImage/components/storage-overview.tsx
+++ b/AppImage/components/storage-overview.tsx
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ export function StorageOverview() {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     fetchStorageData()
-    const interval = setInterval(fetchStorageData, 60000)
+    const interval = setInterval(fetchStorageData, 30000)
     return () => clearInterval(interval)
   }, [])
 
diff --git a/AppImage/components/virtual-machines.tsx b/AppImage/components/virtual-machines.tsx
index faccabeb..3441c211 100644
--- a/AppImage/components/virtual-machines.tsx
+++ b/AppImage/components/virtual-machines.tsx
@@ -423,6 +423,36 @@ export function VirtualMachines() {
     }
   }, [])
 
+  // Keep the open modal's VM in sync with the 5s poll of /api/vms so CPU/RAM/I-O
+  // values don't stay frozen at click-time while the user has the modal open.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!selectedVM || !vmData) return
+    const updated = vmData.find((v) => v.vmid === selectedVM.vmid)
+    if (!updated) return
+    // Avoid unnecessary setState when no field changed (reference-equal shortcut first).
+    if (updated === selectedVM) return
+    setSelectedVM(updated)
+  }, [vmData])
+
+  // Faster per-VM live status poll that only runs while the modal is open.
+  // SWR disables polling when the key is null, so this is truly scoped to the modal.
+  const { data: liveVMStatus } = useSWR<VMData>(
+    selectedVM ? `/api/vms/${selectedVM.vmid}/status` : null,
+    fetcher,
+    {
+      refreshInterval: 2500,
+      revalidateOnFocus: true,
+      revalidateOnReconnect: true,
+      dedupingInterval: 1000,
+    },
+  )
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!liveVMStatus || !selectedVM) return
+    if (liveVMStatus.vmid !== selectedVM.vmid) return
+    setSelectedVM((prev) => (prev ? { ...prev, ...liveVMStatus } : prev))
+  }, [liveVMStatus])
+
   const handleVMClick = async (vm: VMData) => {
     setSelectedVM(vm)
     setCurrentView("main")
diff --git a/AppImage/scripts/flask_server.py b/AppImage/scripts/flask_server.py
index ed6a088c..1264b932 100644
--- a/AppImage/scripts/flask_server.py
+++ b/AppImage/scripts/flask_server.py
@@ -8046,6 +8046,55 @@ def api_vms():
     """Get virtual machine information"""
     return jsonify(get_proxmox_vms())
 
+
+@app.route('/api/vms/<int:vmid>/status', methods=['GET'])
+@require_auth
+def api_vm_status(vmid):
+    """Lightweight per-VM live status: cpu, mem, disk, I/O counters, uptime.
+
+    Designed to be polled every 2-3s from the detail modal while it's open.
+    Single pvesh call (~200-400ms local socket); returns the same shape as
+    /api/vms entries so the frontend can swap in-place.
+    """
+    try:
+        local_node = get_proxmox_node_name()
+
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            ['pvesh', 'get', f'/nodes/{local_node}/qemu/{vmid}/status/current', '--output-format', 'json'],
+            capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=10
+        )
+        vm_type = 'qemu'
+        if result.returncode != 0:
+            result = subprocess.run(
+                ['pvesh', 'get', f'/nodes/{local_node}/lxc/{vmid}/status/current', '--output-format', 'json'],
+                capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=10
+            )
+            vm_type = 'lxc'
+
+        if result.returncode != 0:
+            return jsonify({'error': f'VM/LXC {vmid} not found'}), 404
+
+        data = json.loads(result.stdout)
+        return jsonify({
+            'vmid': vmid,
+            'name': data.get('name', f'VM-{vmid}'),
+            'status': data.get('status', 'unknown'),
+            'type': vm_type if vm_type == 'lxc' else 'qemu',
+            'cpu': data.get('cpu', 0),
+            'mem': data.get('mem', 0),
+            'maxmem': data.get('maxmem', 0),
+            'disk': data.get('disk', 0),
+            'maxdisk': data.get('maxdisk', 0),
+            'uptime': data.get('uptime', 0),
+            'netin': data.get('netin', 0),
+            'netout': data.get('netout', 0),
+            'diskread': data.get('diskread', 0),
+            'diskwrite': data.get('diskwrite', 0),
+        })
+    except Exception as e:
+        return jsonify({'error': str(e)}), 500
+
+
 @app.route('/api/vms/<int:vmid>/metrics', methods=['GET'])
 @require_auth
 def api_vm_metrics(vmid):
@@ -9064,9 +9113,10 @@ def api_prometheus():
         metrics = []
         timestamp = int(datetime.now().timestamp() * 1000)
         node = socket.gethostname()
-        
-        # Get system data
-        cpu_usage = psutil.cpu_percent(interval=0.5)
+
+        # Non-blocking: returns %CPU since the last psutil call (sampler keeps state primed).
+        # Avoids 500ms worker block on each Prometheus scrape.
+        cpu_usage = psutil.cpu_percent(interval=0)
         memory = psutil.virtual_memory()
         load_avg = os.getloadavg()
         uptime_seconds = time.time() - psutil.boot_time()