diff --git a/cmd/stop.go b/cmd/stop.go
index a4f4f4f..be45ce1 100644
--- a/cmd/stop.go
+++ b/cmd/stop.go
@@ -360,8 +360,19 @@ func StopJail(args []string) {
 			fmt.Printf("Error deleting parameter file %s\n", pfile)
 		}
 		
-		cj.InternalName = ""
-		cj.Running = false
-		cj.JID = 0
+		// We need this to get a reference to cj.Running (bc cj.Running is just a copy of value in the scope of StopJail())
+		for i, j := range gJails {
+			if strings.EqualFold(j.Name, cj.Name) && strings.EqualFold(j.Datastore, cj.Datastore) {
+				if err = setStructFieldValue(&gJails[i], "Running", "false"); err != nil {
+					fmt.Printf("ERROR: setting Running property to false: %s\n", err.Error())
+				}
+				if err = setStructFieldValue(&gJails[i], "JID", "0"); err != nil {
+					fmt.Printf("ERROR: setting JID property to 0: %s\n", err.Error())
+				}
+				if err = setStructFieldValue(&gJails[i], "InternalName", ""); err != nil {
+					fmt.Printf("ERROR: clearing InternalName property: %s\n", err.Error())
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }