diff --git a/general/overlay/etc/profile b/general/overlay/etc/profile
index 8046a317..2b404b8f 100644
--- a/general/overlay/etc/profile
+++ b/general/overlay/etc/profile
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ export EDITOR='/bin/vi'
 
 [ -x /usr/bin/arp ] || arp() { cat /proc/net/arp; }
 
-ipctool_install() { curl -s -L -o /tmp/ipctool https://github.com/OpenIPC/ipctool/releases/download/latest/ipctool && \
-  chmod +x /tmp/ipctool && echo -e "\n\e[1;36mipctool installed\e[0m\n\n"; }
+[ -x /tmp/ipctool ] || ipctool() { [ -x /tmp/ipctool ] && /tmp/ipctool $@ || (curl -s -L -o /tmp/ipctool https://github.com/OpenIPC/ipctool/releases/download/latest/ipctool && \
+  chmod +x /tmp/ipctool && echo -e "\n\e[1;35mThe ipctool installed as remote GitHub plugin\e[0m\n" && /tmp/ipctool $@); }
 
 majestic_changes() { diff -L "Majestic changes" -U 3 /rom/etc/majestic.yaml /etc/majestic.yaml; }