diff --git a/src/daemon.c b/src/daemon.c
index ac2dae7..3007454 100644
--- a/src/daemon.c
+++ b/src/daemon.c
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ f2b_cmsg_process(const f2b_cmsg_t *msg, char *res, size_t ressize) {
 void
 f2b_cmsg_process(const f2b_cmsg_t *msg, char *res, size_t ressize) {
   const char *args[DATA_ARGS_MAX];
-  const char *fmt;
   f2b_jail_t *jail = NULL;
   f2b_ipaddr_t *addr = NULL;
   char line[LINE_MAX];
@@ -139,23 +138,7 @@ f2b_cmsg_process(const f2b_cmsg_t *msg, char *res, size_t ressize) {
       strlcat(res, line, ressize);
     }
   } else if (msg->type == CMD_JAIL_STATUS) {
-    fmt = "name: %s\n"
-          "enabled: %s\n"
-          "maxretry: %d\n"
-          "times:\n"
-          "  bantime: %d\n"
-          "  findtime: %d\n"
-          "  expiretime: %d\n"
-          "incr:\n"
-          "  bantime: %.1f\n"
-          "  findtime: %.1f\n"
-          "stats:\n"
-          "  banned: %d\n"
-          "  matched: %d\n";
-    snprintf(res, ressize, fmt, jail->name, jail->enabled ? "yes" : "no", jail->maxretry,
-      jail->bantime, jail->findtime, jail->expiretime,
-      jail->incr_bantime, jail->incr_findtime,
-      jail->bancount, jail->matchcount);
+    f2b_jail_get_status(jail, res, ressize);
   } else if (msg->type == CMD_JAIL_IP_SHOW) {
     f2b_ipaddr_status(addr, res, ressize);
   } else if (msg->type == CMD_JAIL_IP_BAN) {
diff --git a/src/jail.c b/src/jail.c
index 125b39f..903f7d3 100644
--- a/src/jail.c
+++ b/src/jail.c
@@ -412,3 +412,27 @@ f2b_jail_stop(f2b_jail_t *jail) {
 
   return errors;
 }
+
+void
+f2b_jail_get_status(f2b_jail_t *jail, char *res, size_t ressize) {
+  assert(jail != NULL);
+  assert(res != NULL);
+  const char *fmt =
+    "name: %s\n"
+    "enabled: %s\n"
+    "maxretry: %d\n"
+    "times:\n"
+    "  bantime: %d\n"
+    "  findtime: %d\n"
+    "  expiretime: %d\n"
+    "incr:\n"
+    "  bantime: %.1f\n"
+    "  findtime: %.1f\n"
+    "stats:\n"
+    "  banned: %d\n"
+    "  matched: %d\n";
+  snprintf(res, ressize, fmt, jail->name, jail->enabled ? "yes" : "no", jail->maxretry,
+    jail->bantime, jail->findtime, jail->expiretime,
+    jail->incr_bantime, jail->incr_findtime,
+    jail->bancount, jail->matchcount);
+}
diff --git a/src/jail.h b/src/jail.h
index e8f5339..426fbbd 100644
--- a/src/jail.h
+++ b/src/jail.h
@@ -52,4 +52,6 @@ bool f2b_jail_unban (f2b_jail_t *jail, f2b_ipaddr_t *addr);
 bool   f2b_jail_init    (f2b_jail_t *jail, f2b_config_t *config);
 size_t f2b_jail_process (f2b_jail_t *jail);
 bool   f2b_jail_stop    (f2b_jail_t *jail);
+
+void   f2b_jail_get_status(f2b_jail_t *jail, char *res, size_t ressize);
 #endif /* F2B_JAIL_H_ */