diff --git a/test/config/fail2ban-jail.cf b/test/config/fail2ban-jail.cf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eee1f8ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/config/fail2ban-jail.cf
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[DEFAULT]
+
+# "bantime" is the number of seconds that a host is banned.
+bantime  = 1234
+
+# A host is banned if it has generated "maxretry" during the last "findtime"
+# seconds.
+findtime  = 321
+
+# "maxretry" is the number of failures before a host get banned.
+maxretry = 2
diff --git a/test/tests.bats b/test/tests.bats
index a986d398..65aa536a 100644
--- a/test/tests.bats
+++ b/test/tests.bats
@@ -367,20 +367,18 @@
 }
 
 @test "checking fail2ban: fail2ban-jail.cf overrides" {
-  run docker exec mail_fail2ban /bin/sh -c "fail2ban-client get sshd          bantime   | grep 10800";  [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
-  run docker exec mail_fail2ban /bin/sh -c "fail2ban-client get postfix       bantime   | grep 10800";  [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
-  run docker exec mail_fail2ban /bin/sh -c "fail2ban-client get dovecot       bantime   | grep 10800";  [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
-  run docker exec mail_fail2ban /bin/sh -c "fail2ban-client get postfix-sasl  bantime   | grep 10800";  [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
+  FILTERS=(sshd postfix dovecot postfix-sasl)
 
-  run docker exec mail_fail2ban /bin/sh -c "fail2ban-client get sshd          findtime  | grep 600";    [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
-  run docker exec mail_fail2ban /bin/sh -c "fail2ban-client get postfix       findtime  | grep 600";    [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
-  run docker exec mail_fail2ban /bin/sh -c "fail2ban-client get dovecot       findtime  | grep 600";    [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
-  run docker exec mail_fail2ban /bin/sh -c "fail2ban-client get postfix-sasl  findtime  | grep 600";    [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
+  for FILTER in "${arr[@]}"; do
+    run docker exec mail_fail2ban /bin/sh -c "fail2ban-client get $FILTER bantime"
+    [ "$output" = 1234 ]
 
-  run docker exec mail_fail2ban /bin/sh -c "fail2ban-client get sshd          maxretry  | grep 3";      [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
-  run docker exec mail_fail2ban /bin/sh -c "fail2ban-client get postfix       maxretry  | grep 3";      [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
-  run docker exec mail_fail2ban /bin/sh -c "fail2ban-client get dovecot       maxretry  | grep 3";      [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
-  run docker exec mail_fail2ban /bin/sh -c "fail2ban-client get postfix-sasl  maxretry  | grep 3";      [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
+    run docker exec mail_fail2ban /bin/sh -c "fail2ban-client get $FILTER findtime"
+    [ "$output" = 321 ]
+
+    run docker exec mail_fail2ban /bin/sh -c "fail2ban-client get $FILTER maxretry"
+    [ "$output" = 2 ]
+  done
 }
 
 @test "checking fail2ban: ban ip on multiple failed login" {