diff --git a/usr/local/share/bastille/convert.sh b/usr/local/share/bastille/convert.sh
index d22c9708..d5d5b582 100644
--- a/usr/local/share/bastille/convert.sh
+++ b/usr/local/share/bastille/convert.sh
@@ -34,21 +34,63 @@
 . /usr/local/etc/bastille/bastille.conf
 
 usage() {
-    error_exit "Usage: bastille convert TARGET"
+    error_notify "Usage: bastille convert [option(s)] TARGET"
+
+    cat << EOF
+    Options:
+
+    -a | --auto           Auto mode. Start/stop jail(s) if required.
+    -x | --debug          Enable debug mode.
+
+EOF
+    exit 1
 }
 
-# Handle special-case commands first.
-case "$1" in
-help|-h|--help)
-    usage
-    ;;
-esac
+# Handle options.
+AUTO=0
+while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do
+    case "${1}" in
+        -h|--help|help)
+            usage
+            ;;
+        -a|--auto)
+            AUTO=1
+            shift
+            ;;
+        -x|--debug)
+            enable_debug
+            shift
+            ;;
+        -*) 
+            for _opt in $(echo ${1} | sed 's/-//g' | fold -w1); do
+                case ${_opt} in
+                    a) AUTO=1 ;;
+                    x) enable_debug ;;
+                    *) error_exit "Unknown Option: \"${1}\"" ;; 
+                esac
+            done
+            shift
+            ;;
+        *)
+            break
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
 
-if [ $# -ne 0 ]; then
+if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then
     usage
 fi
 
+TARGET="${1}"
+
 bastille_root_check
+set_target_single "${TARGET}"
+check_target_is_stopped "${TARGET}" || if [ "${AUTO}" -eq 1 ]; then
+    bastille stop "${TARGET}"
+else   
+    error_notify "Jail is running."
+    error_exit "Use [-a|--auto] to auto-stop the jail."
+fi
 
 convert_symlinks() {
     # Work with the symlinks, revert on first cp error