diff --git a/usr/local/share/bastille/pkg.sh b/usr/local/share/bastille/pkg.sh
index e7cf23d7..12f918db 100644
--- a/usr/local/share/bastille/pkg.sh
+++ b/usr/local/share/bastille/pkg.sh
@@ -31,29 +31,82 @@
 # 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 pkg [-H|--host] TARGET command [args]"
+    error_notify "Usage: bastille pkg [option(s)] TARGET COMMAND args"
+    cat << EOF
+    Options:
+
+    -a | --auto           Auto mode. Start/stop jail(s) if required.
+    -H | --host           Use the hosts pkg command.
+    -x | --debug          Enable debug mode.
+
+EOF
+    exit 1
 }
 
-# Handle special-case commands first.
-case "$1" in
-help|-h|--help)
-    usage
-    ;;
-esac
+# Handle options.
+AUTO=0
+USE_HOST_PKG=0
+while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do
+    case "${1}" in
+        -h|--help|help)
+            usage
+            ;;
+        -a|--auto)
+            AUTO=1
+            shift
+            ;;
+        -H|--host)
+            USE_HOST_PKG=1
+            shift
+            ;;
+        -x|--debug)
+            enable_debug
+            shift
+            ;;
+        -*) 
+            for _opt in $(echo ${1} | sed 's/-//g' | fold -w1); do
+                case ${_opt} in
+                    a) AUTO=1 ;;
+                    H) USE_HOST_PKG=1 ;;
+                    x) enable_debug ;;
+                    *) error_exit "Unknown Option: \"${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}"
 
 errors=0
 
 for _jail in ${JAILS}; do
+
     info "[${_jail}]:"
-    bastille_jail_path=$(/usr/sbin/jls -j "${_jail}" path)
+
+    check_target_is_running "${_jail}" || if [ "${AUTO}" -eq 1 ]; then
+        bastille start "${_jail}"
+    else   
+        error_notify "Jail is not running."
+        error_continue "Use [-a|--auto] to auto-start the jail."
+    fi
+
+    bastille_jail_path="${bastille_jailsdir}/${_jail}/root"
     if [ -f "/usr/sbin/mport" ]; then
         if ! jexec -l -U root "${_jail}" /usr/sbin/mport "$@"; then
             errors=1
@@ -71,10 +124,8 @@ for _jail in ${JAILS}; do
             errors=1
         fi
     fi
-    echo
 done
 
 if [ $errors -ne 0 ]; then
-    error_exit "Failed to apply on some jails, please check logs"
-    exit 1
+    error_notify "Failed to apply on some jails, please check logs"
 fi