diff --git a/bkctld b/bkctld
index d1c01a7..79f9209 100755
--- a/bkctld
+++ b/bkctld
@@ -35,20 +35,7 @@ case "${subcommand}" in
     ;;
     "start" | "stop" | "reload" | "restart" | "sync" | "update" | "remove")
     if [ "${jail}" = "all" ]; then
-        jails=$(ls "${JAILDIR}")
-        for jail in ${jails}; do
-            case "${subcommand}" in
-                "start")
-                    check_jail_on "${jail}" || "${LIBDIR}/bkctld-${subcommand}" "${jail}"
-                ;;
-                "stop" | "reload" | "restart")
-                    check_jail_on "${jail}" && "${LIBDIR}/bkctld-${subcommand}" "${jail}"
-                ;;
-                *)
-                    "${LIBDIR}/bkctld-${subcommand}" "${jail}"
-                ;;
-            esac
-                done
+        ls "${JAILDIR}"|xargs --no-run-if-empty --max-args=1 --max-procs=0 "${LIBDIR}/bkctld-${subcommand}"
     else
         "${LIBDIR}/bkctld-${subcommand}" "${jail}"
     fi
diff --git a/lib/bkctld-reload b/lib/bkctld-reload
index 4c05dd4..1e97039 100755
--- a/lib/bkctld-reload
+++ b/lib/bkctld-reload
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LIBDIR="$(dirname $0)" && . "${LIBDIR}/config"
 jail="${1:-}"
 [ -n "${jail}" ] || usage
 check_jail "${jail}" || error "${jail} : trying to reload inexistant jail"
-check_jail_on "${jail}" || error "${jail} : trying to reload not running jail"
+check_jail_on "${jail}" || exit 0
 
 pid=$(cat "${JAILDIR}/${jail}/${SSHD_PID}")
 
diff --git a/lib/bkctld-start b/lib/bkctld-start
index f2514ab..cf0daa1 100755
--- a/lib/bkctld-start
+++ b/lib/bkctld-start
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LIBDIR="$(dirname $0)" && . "${LIBDIR}/config"
 jail="${1:-}"
 [ -n "${jail}" ] || usage
 check_jail "${jail}" || error "${jail} : trying to start inexistant jail"
-check_jail_on "${jail}" && error "${jail} : trying to start already running jail"
+check_jail_on "${jail}" && exit 0
 
 cd "${JAILDIR}/${jail}"
 grep -q "${JAILDIR}/${jail}/proc" /proc/mounts || mount -t proc "proc-${jail}" proc
diff --git a/lib/bkctld-stop b/lib/bkctld-stop
index 1bafc0b..da2f93a 100755
--- a/lib/bkctld-stop
+++ b/lib/bkctld-stop
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LIBDIR="$(dirname $0)" && . "${LIBDIR}/config"
 jail="${1:-}"
 [ -n "${jail}" ] || usage
 check_jail "${jail}" || error "${jail} : trying to stop inexistant jail"
-check_jail_on "${jail}" || error "${jail} : trying to stop not running jail"
+check_jail_on "${jail}" || exit 0
 
 pid=$(cat "${JAILDIR}/${jail}/${SSHD_PID}")
 for conn in $(ps --ppid "${pid}" -o pid=); do