diff --git a/src/daemon.c b/src/daemon.c
index 829b47f..18721dc 100644
--- a/src/daemon.c
+++ b/src/daemon.c
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ void
 f2b_cmsg_process(const f2b_cmsg_t *msg, char *res, size_t ressize) {
   const char *args[DATA_ARGS_MAX];
   f2b_jail_t *jail = NULL;
-  f2b_ipaddr_t *addr = NULL;
   char line[LINE_MAX];
 
   assert(msg != NULL);
@@ -134,11 +133,7 @@ f2b_cmsg_process(const f2b_cmsg_t *msg, char *res, size_t ressize) {
   } else if (msg->type == CMD_JAIL_IP_BAN) {
     f2b_jail_cmd_ip_ban(res, ressize, args[0], args[1]);
   } else if (msg->type == CMD_JAIL_IP_RELEASE) {
-    if ((addr = f2b_addrlist_lookup(jail->ipaddrs, args[1])) == NULL) {
-      snprintf(res, ressize, "can't find ip '%s' in jail '%s'\n", args[1], args[0]);
-      return;
-    }
-    f2b_jail_unban(jail, addr);
+    f2b_jail_cmd_ip_release(res, ressize, args[0], args[1]);
   } else if (msg->type == CMD_JAIL_FILTER_STATS) {
     f2b_filter_stats(jail->filter, res, ressize);
   } else if (msg->type == CMD_JAIL_FILTER_RELOAD) {
diff --git a/src/jail.c b/src/jail.c
index 911d345..c1c713b 100644
--- a/src/jail.c
+++ b/src/jail.c
@@ -493,3 +493,25 @@ f2b_jail_cmd_ip_ban(char *res, size_t ressize, const char *name, const char *ip)
   }
   f2b_jail_unban(jail, addr);
 }
+
+void
+f2b_jail_cmd_ip_release(char *res, size_t ressize, const char *name, const char *ip) {
+  f2b_jail_t *jail = NULL;
+  f2b_ipaddr_t *addr = NULL;
+
+  assert(res  != NULL);
+  assert(name != NULL);
+  assert(ip   != NULL);
+
+  if ((jail = f2b_jail_find(jails, name)) == NULL) {
+    snprintf(res, ressize, "can't find jail '%s'", name);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if ((addr = f2b_addrlist_lookup(jail->ipaddrs, ip)) == NULL) {
+    snprintf(res, ressize, "can't find ip '%s' in jail '%s'", name, ip);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  f2b_jail_unban(jail, addr);
+}
diff --git a/src/jail.h b/src/jail.h
index 8050bdf..79d3ece 100644
--- a/src/jail.h
+++ b/src/jail.h
@@ -57,4 +57,5 @@ bool   f2b_jail_stop    (f2b_jail_t *jail);
 void f2b_jail_cmd_status    (char *res, size_t ressize, const char *name);
 void f2b_jail_cmd_ip_status (char *res, size_t ressize, const char *name, const char *ip);
 void f2b_jail_cmd_ip_ban    (char *res, size_t ressize, const char *name, const char *ip);
+void f2b_jail_cmd_ip_release(char *res, size_t ressize, const char *name, const char *ip);
 #endif /* F2B_JAIL_H_ */