diff --git a/FreeBSD/vm-backup-single.bash b/FreeBSD/vm-backup-single.bash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8e3992
--- /dev/null
+++ b/FreeBSD/vm-backup-single.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#!/usr/local/bin/bash
+
+## config section
+vm=$1
+vm_dataset="zroot/vms"
+vm_pid=`/usr/bin/pgrep -f "bhyve: $vm"`
+backup_location="/tank/backup/vms/"
+backup_date=`date "+%Y-%m-%d"`
+
+# snapshot vm
+echo ""
+for vm in $vm; do
+
+  ## prepare
+  echo "################## PREPARE ####################"
+  if [ $vm_pid != 0 ]
+  then
+    (vm stop $vm > /dev/null) >& /dev/null
+
+    ### check when vm is shutdown properly
+    echo "Waiting for $vm to shutdown properly"
+
+    while [[ ${?} == 0 ]]
+    do
+      ps -p $vm_pid > /dev/null
+    done
+
+    vm list | grep $vm ## DELETE ME
+
+  fi
+
+  echo ""
+  echo "################## SNAPSHOT ###################"
+  echo "Making a snapshot of $vm"
+  sleep 1
+
+  ## create snapshot
+  zfs snapshot $vm_dataset/$vm@$backup_date
+
+  ## start VM
+  echo "Starting $vm"
+  (vm start $vm > /dev/null) >& /dev/null
+
+done
+
+# backup vm snapshot
+echo ""
+echo "################## BACKUP VM ##################"
+for vm in $vm; do
+
+  echo "Send snapshot to local backup destination"
+  sleep 1
+
+  ## send snapshot to backup destination
+  zfs send $vm_dataset/$vm@$backup_date | \
+  gzip | \
+  openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -a -pbkdf2 -iter 1000 -salt -k development \
+  > $backup_location/$vm-$backup_date.gz.enc
+
+  ## delete snapshot
+  sleep 1
+  zfs destroy $vm_dataset/$vm@$backup_date
+
+done
+
+# report done
+echo ""
+echo "############### ALL DONE THANKS ###############"
+echo ""
diff --git a/FreeBSD/vm-backup-single.csh b/FreeBSD/vm-backup-single.csh
index 3838074..ccecec9 100644
--- a/FreeBSD/vm-backup-single.csh
+++ b/FreeBSD/vm-backup-single.csh
@@ -1,47 +1,71 @@
 #!/bin/csh
-
 ## config section
-set vm             = $1
-set vm_dataset     = "zroot/vms"
-set backup_dataset = "tank/backup/bhyve"
-set backup_date    = `date "+%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M"`
+set vm              = $1
+set vm_dataset      = "zroot/vms"
+set vm_pid          = `/usr/bin/pgrep -f "bhyve: $vm"`
+set backup_location = "/tank/backup/vms/"
+set backup_date     = `date "+%Y-%m-%d"`
 
-# Snapshot all VMs
+# snapshot vm
 echo ""
-echo "################# SNAPSHOT VM #################"
+foreach vm ($vm)
 
-## stopping vm
-vm stop $vm
+  ## prepare
+  echo "################## PREPARE ####################"
 
-## give vm time to shut down properly
-sleep 15
+  vm list | grep $vm ## DELETE ME
 
-## snapshot vm
-echo "Snapshot VM: $vm" 
-zfs snapshot $vm_dataset/$vm@$backup_date
-echo ""
+  if ( $vm_pid != 0 ) then
+    (vm stop $vm > /dev/null) >& /dev/null
 
-## start VM
-vm start $vm
-echo ""
+    ### check when vm is shutdown properly
+    echo "Waiting for $vm to shutdown properly"
 
-# Backup all VM snapshots
+    while ({ /usr/bin/pgrep $vm_pid })
+      echo "Waiting for pid $vm_pid"
+      sleep 2
+    end
+
+    vm list | grep $vm ## DELETE ME
+
+  endif
+
+  echo ""
+  echo "################## SNAPSHOT ###################"
+  echo "Making a snapshot of $vm"
+  sleep 1
+
+  ## create snapshot
+  zfs snapshot $vm_dataset/$vm@$backup_date
+
+  ## start VM
+  echo "Starting $vm"
+  sleep 1
+  (vm start $vm > /dev/null) >& /dev/null
+
+end
+
+# backup vm snapshot
 echo ""
 echo "################## BACKUP VM ##################"
+foreach vm ($vm)
 
-## Create ZFS dataset
-echo "Creating destination dataset for $vm"
-zfs create $backup_dataset/$vm-$backup_date
+  echo "Send snapshot to local backup destination"
+  sleep 1
 
-## Send snapshot to backup destination
-echo "Backup VM: $vm" 
-zfs send $vm_dataset/$vm@$backup_date | zfs recv -F $backup_dataset/$vm-$backup_date
-echo ""
+  ## send snapshot to backup destination
+  zfs send $vm_dataset/$vm@$backup_date | \
+  gzip | \
+  openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -a -pbkdf2 -iter 1000 -salt -k development \
+  > $backup_location/$vm-$backup_date.gz.enc
 
-## Delete snapshot 
-zfs destroy $vm_dataset/$vm@$backup_date
+  ## delete snapshot
+  sleep 1
+  zfs destroy $vm_dataset/$vm@$backup_date
+
+end
 
 # report done
 echo ""
 echo "############### ALL DONE THANKS ###############"
-echo ""
\ No newline at end of file
+echo ""