diff --git a/cmd/create.go b/cmd/create.go
index 2cb5a8e..0f6fb57 100644
--- a/cmd/create.go
+++ b/cmd/create.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func CreateJail(args []string) {
 
 		var ds *Datastore
 		if len(gCreateArgs.Datastore) > 0 {
-			fmt.Printf("DEBUG: Use %s datastore\n", gCreateArgs.Datastore)
+			log.Debugf("Use %s datastore\n", gCreateArgs.Datastore)
 			ds, err = getDatastoreFromArray(gCreateArgs.Datastore, gDatastores)
 			if err != nil {
 				fmt.Printf("ERROR Getting datastore: %s\n", gCreateArgs.Datastore, err.Error())
@@ -272,7 +272,6 @@ func CreateJail(args []string) {
 			j.Config.Host_hostname = jname
 			j.Config.Host_hostuuid = jname
 			j.Config.Jailtype = "jail"
-						
 			j.WriteConfigToDisk(false)
 
 			///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -285,5 +284,17 @@ func CreateJail(args []string) {
 			defer fstabHandle.Close()
 			fmt.Printf("  > Jail created!\n")
 		}
+
+		var cmdline []string
+		for _, props := range strings.Split(gCreateArgs.Properties, ",") {
+			cmdline = append(cmdline, props)
+		}
+
+		// Reload jail list so SetJailProperties will see it
+		ListJails(nil, false)
+
+		cmdline = append(cmdline, jname)
+		log.Debugf("cmdline: \"%v\"", cmdline)
+		SetJailProperties(cmdline)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 78a9411..1cf8dfe 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ type createArgs struct {
 	BaseJail     bool
 	Datastore    string
 	JailType     string
+	Properties   string
 }
 
 var (
@@ -379,6 +380,7 @@ func init() {
 	initCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&gZPool, "pool", "p", "", "ZFS pool to create datastore on")
 	initCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&gBridge, "bridge", "b", "", "bridge to create for jails networking")
 	initCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&gInterface, "interface", "i", "", "interface to add as bridge member. This should be your main interface")
+	initCmd.MarkFlagRequired("bridge")
 	initCmd.MarkFlagsRequiredTogether("bridge", "interface")
 
 	// We reuse these flags in "gocage snapshot list myjail" and 'gocage datastore list" commands
@@ -412,8 +414,8 @@ func init() {
 	migrateCmd.MarkFlagRequired("datastore")
 
 	fetchCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&gFetchRelease, "release", "r", "", "Release to fetch (e.g.: \"13.1-RELEASE\"")
-	fetchCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&gFetchIntoDS, "datastore", "o", "", "Datastore release will be saved to")
-	fetchCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&gFetchFrom, "from", "d", "", "Repository to download from. Should contain XY.Z-RELEASE. File protocol supported")
+	fetchCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&gFetchIntoDS, "datastore", "d", "", "Datastore release will be saved to")
+	fetchCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&gFetchFrom, "from", "f", "", "Repository to download from. Should contain XY.Z-RELEASE. File protocol supported")
 	fetchCmd.MarkFlagRequired("release")
 	fetchCmd.MarkFlagRequired("datastore")
 
@@ -423,6 +425,7 @@ func init() {
 	createCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&gCreateArgs.Release, "release", "r", "", "Release for the jail (e.g.: \"13.1-RELEASE\"")
 	createCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&gCreateArgs.BaseJail, "basejail", "b", false, "Basejail. This will create a jail mounted read only from a release, so every up(date|grade) made to this release will immediately propagate to new jail.\n")
 	createCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&gCreateArgs.Datastore, "datastore", "d", "", "Datastore to create the jail on. Defaults to first declared in config.")
+	createCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&gCreateArgs.Properties, "configuration", "p", "", "Configuration properties with format k1=v1,k2=v2 (Ex: \"Config.Ip4_addr='vnet0|192.168.1.2',Config.Ip6=none\")")
 
 	// Now declare commands
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(initCmd)
@@ -443,7 +446,6 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(updateCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(upgradeCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(createCmd)
-	rootCmd.AddCommand(apiCmd)
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(testCmd)
 	
 	snapshotCmd.AddCommand(snapshotListCmd)