diff --git a/src/jail.c b/src/jail.c
index e2477bd..c796b76 100644
--- a/src/jail.c
+++ b/src/jail.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ f2b_jail_process(f2b_jail_t *jail) {
       }
       /* this ip was seen before */
       addr->lastseen = now;
-      if (addr->banned) {
+      if (addr->banned && addr->bantime != now) {
         f2b_log_msg(log_warn, "jail '%s': ip %s was already banned", jail->name, matchbuf);
         continue;
       }