Index: usr.sbin/jail/jail.c
===================================================================
--- usr.sbin/jail/jail.c
+++ usr.sbin/jail/jail.c
@@ -451,6 +451,16 @@
 			if (next_command(j))
 				continue;
 		jail_create_done:
+			/* Stop the jail when not in failure and not persisting. */
+			if ((j->flags & JF_PERSIST) && !(j->flags & JF_FAILED)) {
+				j->flags = JF_STOP;
+				j->comparam = stopcommands;
+				j->comstring = NULL;
+				dep_reset(j);
+
+				if (!dep_check(j))
+					requeue(j, &ready);
+			}
 			clear_persist(j);
 			if (jfp != NULL)
 				print_jail(jfp, j, oldcl, 1);