diff --git a/usr/local/share/bastille/common.sh b/usr/local/share/bastille/common.sh
index 0edf2eae..deeff781 100644
--- a/usr/local/share/bastille/common.sh
+++ b/usr/local/share/bastille/common.sh
@@ -118,6 +118,15 @@ check_target_is_stopped() {
     fi
 }
 
+get_epair_count() {
+    for _config in /usr/local/etc/bastille/*.conf; do
+        local bastille_jailsdir="$(sysrc -f "${_config}" -n bastille_jailsdir)"
+        local _epair_list="$(printf '%s\n' $( (grep -Eos '(e[0-9]+b|bastille[0-9]+)' ${bastille_jailsdir}/*/jail.conf; ifconfig -g epair) | grep -Eo "[0-9]+") ${_epair_list} | sort -u)"
+    done
+    _epair_count="$(echo ${_epair_list} | wc -l | awk '{print $1}')"
+    export _epair_count
+}
+
 get_jail_name() {
     local _JID="${1}"
     local _jailname="$(jls -j ${_JID} name 2>/dev/null)"