diff --git a/usr/local/share/bastille/start.sh b/usr/local/share/bastille/start.sh
index f9e5a180..2eeb9e49 100644
--- a/usr/local/share/bastille/start.sh
+++ b/usr/local/share/bastille/start.sh
@@ -79,14 +79,14 @@ for _jail in ${JAILS}; do
         fi
 
         ## warn if matching configured (but not online) ip4.addr, ignore if there's no ip4.addr entry
-        ip=$(bastille config "${_jail}" get ip4.addr)
-        if [ -n "${ip}" ]; then
-            if ifconfig | grep -wF "${ip}" >/dev/null; then
-                error_notify "Error: IP address (${ip}) already in use."
+        _ip4=$(bastille config "${_jail}" get ip4.addr)
+        if [ "${_ip4}" != "not set" ]; then
+            if ifconfig | grep -wF "${_ip4}" >/dev/null; then
+                error_notify "Error: IP address (${_ip4}) already in use."
                 continue
             fi
             ## add ip4.addr to firewall table
-            pfctl -q -t "${bastille_network_pf_table}" -T add "${ip}"
+            pfctl -q -t "${bastille_network_pf_table}" -T add "${_ip4}"
         fi
 
         ## start the container
diff --git a/usr/local/share/bastille/stop.sh b/usr/local/share/bastille/stop.sh
index 49cec54d..6c4b7c1d 100644
--- a/usr/local/share/bastille/stop.sh
+++ b/usr/local/share/bastille/stop.sh
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ for _jail in ${JAILS}; do
     ## test if running
     if [ "$(/usr/sbin/jls name | awk "/^${_jail}$/")" ]; then
         ## Capture ip4.addr address while still running
-        _ip="$(/usr/sbin/jls -j ${_jail} ip4.addr)"
+        _ip4="$(bastille config ${_jail} get ip4.addr)"
 
         # Check if pfctl is present
-        if which -s pfctl; then
+        if [ "${_ip4}" != "not set" ]; then
             if [ "$(bastille rdr ${_jail} list)" ]; then
                 bastille rdr ${_jail} clear
             fi
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ for _jail in ${JAILS}; do
         jail -f "${bastille_jailsdir}/${_jail}/jail.conf" -r "${_jail}"
 
         ## remove (captured above) ip4.addr from firewall table
-        if [ -n "${bastille_network_loopback}" ] && [ ! -z "${_ip}" ]; then
+        if [ -n "${bastille_network_loopback}" ] && [ "${_ip4}" != "not set" ]; then
             if grep -qw "interface.*=.*${bastille_network_loopback}" "${bastille_jailsdir}/${_jail}/jail.conf"; then
-                pfctl -q -t "${bastille_network_pf_table}" -T delete "${_ip}"
+                pfctl -q -t "${bastille_network_pf_table}" -T delete "${_ip4}"
             fi
         fi
     fi