diff --git a/core/installation.py b/core/installation.py
index 1dd9047..564b963 100644
--- a/core/installation.py
+++ b/core/installation.py
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class Install:
                 required_version = package.version
                 installed_version = None
 
-                output = check_output(['pip', 'show', package.name])
+                output = check_output([self.config.venv_pip_executable, 'show', package.name])
                 for line in output.decode().splitlines():
                     if line.startswith('Version:'):
                         installed_version = line.split(':')[1].strip()
diff --git a/core/irc.py b/core/irc.py
index f671530..91a0ec6 100644
--- a/core/irc.py
+++ b/core/irc.py
@@ -95,13 +95,15 @@ class Irc:
             return None
 
         except ssl.SSLEOFError as soe:
-            self.Base.logs.critical(f"SSLEOFError __create_socket: {soe} - {soc.fileno()}")
+            self.Base.logs.critical(f"SSLEOFError: {soe} - {soc.fileno()}")
         except ssl.SSLError as se:
-            self.Base.logs.critical(f"SSLError __create_socket: {se} - {soc.fileno()}")
+            self.Base.logs.critical(f"SSLError: {se} - {soc.fileno()}")
         except OSError as oe:
-            self.Base.logs.critical(f"OSError __create_socket: {oe} - {soc.fileno()}")
+            self.Base.logs.critical(f"OSError: {oe} - {soc.fileno()}")
+            if 'connection refused' in str(oe).lower():
+                sys.exit(oe)
         except AttributeError as ae:
-            self.Base.logs.critical(f"AttributeError __create_socket: {ae} - {soc.fileno()}")
+            self.Base.logs.critical(f"AttributeError: {ae} - {soc.fileno()}")
 
     def __ssl_context(self) -> ssl.SSLContext:
         ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)