diff --git a/usr/local/share/bastille/sysrc.sh b/usr/local/share/bastille/sysrc.sh
index baf0d7ae..f2361ab1 100644
--- a/usr/local/share/bastille/sysrc.sh
+++ b/usr/local/share/bastille/sysrc.sh
@@ -31,26 +31,68 @@
 # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 . /usr/local/share/bastille/common.sh
+. /usr/local/etc/bastille/bastille.conf
 
 usage() {
-    error_exit "Usage: bastille sysrc TARGET args"
+    error_notify "Usage: bastille sysrc [option(s)] TARGET args"
+    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 [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
+if [ "$#" -lt 2 ]; then
     usage
 fi
 
+TARGET="${1}"
+shift
+
 bastille_root_check
+set_target "${TARGET}"
 
 for _jail in ${JAILS}; do
     info "[${_jail}]:"
+    check_target_is_running "${_jail}" || if [ "${AUTO}" -eq 1 ]; then
+        bastille start "${_jail}"
+    else   
+        error_notify "Jail is not running."
+        error_continue "Use [-a|--auto] to auto-start the jail."
+    fi
     jexec -l "${_jail}" /usr/sbin/sysrc "$@"
-    echo -e "${COLOR_RESET}"
 done