diff --git a/usr/local/etc/rc.d/bastille b/usr/local/etc/rc.d/bastille
index 88638ff4..b8dd04eb 100755
--- a/usr/local/etc/rc.d/bastille
+++ b/usr/local/etc/rc.d/bastille
@@ -33,38 +33,12 @@ restart_cmd="bastille_stop && bastille_start"
 
 bastille_start()
 {
-    local _jailsdir=$(. $bastille_conf; echo $bastille_jailsdir)
-    # Sort jails by priority value
-    local _priority_list=$(${command} list priority | sort -k2 -n | awk '{print $1}')
-
-    for _jail in ${_priority_list}; do
-        local _boot_file=${_jailsdir}/${_jail}/boot.conf
-        # Set defaults if boot file does not exist
-        if [ ! -f ${_boot_file} ]; then
-            sysrc -f ${_boot_file} boot=on
-            sysrc -f ${_boot_file} priority=99
-        fi
-        local _boot="$(sysrc -f ${_boot_file} -n boot)"
-        if [ "${_boot}" = "on" ]; then
-            echo "Starting Bastille Container: ${_jail}"
-            ${command} start ${_jail}
-            sleep ${bastille_startup_delay}
-        else
-            continue
-        fi
-    done
+    ${command} start --boot --delay ${bastille_startup_delay} ALL
 }
 
 bastille_stop()
 {
-    local _jailsdir=$(. $bastille_conf; echo $bastille_jailsdir)
-    # Sort jails by priority value, in reverse order
-    local _priority_list=$(${command} list priority | sort -k2 -nr | awk '{print $1}')
-
-    for _jail in ${_priority_list_rev}; do
-        echo "Stopping Bastille Container: ${_jail}"
-        ${command} stop ${_jail}
-    done
+   ${command} stop ALL
 }
 
 load_rc_config ${name}
diff --git a/usr/local/share/bastille/restart.sh b/usr/local/share/bastille/restart.sh
index 8a4ff32e..ebc70dd7 100644
--- a/usr/local/share/bastille/restart.sh
+++ b/usr/local/share/bastille/restart.sh
@@ -35,9 +35,10 @@ usage() {
     cat << EOF
     Options:
 
-    -b | --boot             Respect jail boot setting. 
-    -v | --verbose          Print every action on jail start.
-    -x | --debug            Enable debug mode.
+    -b | --boot                 Respect jail boot setting.
+    -d | --delay VALUE          Time to wait between starting/stopping each jail.
+    -v | --verbose              Print every action on jail start.
+    -x | --debug                Enable debug mode.
 
 EOF
     exit 1
diff --git a/usr/local/share/bastille/start.sh b/usr/local/share/bastille/start.sh
index 4e4f3e44..2067875a 100644
--- a/usr/local/share/bastille/start.sh
+++ b/usr/local/share/bastille/start.sh
@@ -38,9 +38,10 @@ usage() {
     cat << EOF
     Options:
 
-    -b | --boot             Respect jail boot setting. 
-    -v | --verbose          Print every action on jail start.
-    -x | --debug            Enable debug mode.
+    -b | --boot                 Respect jail boot setting. 
+    -d | --delay VALUE          Time to wait between starting each jail.
+    -v | --verbose              Print every action on jail start.
+    -x | --debug                Enable debug mode.
 
 EOF
     exit 1
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ EOF
 
 # Handle options.
 BOOT=0
+DELAY_TIME=0
 OPTION=""
 while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do
     case "${1}" in
@@ -58,6 +60,14 @@ while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do
             BOOT=1
             shift
             ;;
+        -d|--delay)
+            if [ -z "{2}" ] && ! echo "${2}" | grep -Eq '^[0-9]+$'; then
+                error_exit "[-d|--delay] requires a value."
+            else
+                DELAY_TIME="${2}"
+            fi
+            shift 2
+            ;;
         -v|--verbose)
             OPTION="-v"
             shift
@@ -173,4 +183,8 @@ for _jail in ${JAILS}; do
             bastille rdr ${_jail} ${_rules}
         done < "${bastille_jailsdir}/${_jail}/rdr.conf"
     fi
+
+    # Delay between jail action
+    sleep "${DELAY_TIME}"
+
 done
diff --git a/usr/local/share/bastille/stop.sh b/usr/local/share/bastille/stop.sh
index 29e1bcfa..5fa411cf 100644
--- a/usr/local/share/bastille/stop.sh
+++ b/usr/local/share/bastille/stop.sh
@@ -38,9 +38,10 @@ usage() {
     cat << EOF
     Options:
 
-    -b | --boot             Respect jail boot setting. 
-    -v | --verbose          Print every action on jail stop.
-    -x | --debug            Enable debug mode.
+    -b | --boot                 Respect jail boot setting.
+    -d | --delay VALUE          Time to wait between stopping each jail.
+    -v | --verbose              Print every action on jail stop.
+    -x | --debug                Enable debug mode.
 
 EOF
     exit 1
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ EOF
 
 # Handle options.
 BOOT=0
+DELAY_TIME=0
 OPTION=""
 while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do
     case "${1}" in
@@ -58,6 +60,14 @@ while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do
             BOOT=1
             shift
             ;;
+        -d|--delay)
+            if [ -z "{2}" ] && ! echo "${2}" | grep -Eq '^[0-9]+$'; then
+                error_exit "[-d|--delay] requires a value."
+            else
+                DELAY_TIME="${2}"
+            fi
+            shift 2
+            ;;
         -v|--verbose)
             OPTION="-v"
             shift
@@ -149,4 +159,8 @@ for _jail in ${JAILS}; do
             pfctl -q -t "${bastille_network_pf_table}" -T delete "${_ip}" 
         done
     fi
+
+    # Delay between jail action
+    sleep "${DELAY_TIME}"
+
 done