diff --git a/MANIFEST b/MANIFEST
index 0e0eb327..a7fefd5c 100644
--- a/MANIFEST
+++ b/MANIFEST
@@ -242,3 +242,7 @@ files/fail2ban-tmpfiles.conf
 files/fail2ban.service
 files/ipmasq-ZZZzzz_fail2ban.rul
 files/gen_badbots
+testcases/config/jail.conf
+testcases/config/fail2ban.conf
+testcases/config/filter.d/simple.conf
+testcases/config/action.d/brokenaction.conf
diff --git a/testcases/clientreadertestcase.py b/testcases/clientreadertestcase.py
index c22f028a..2dec428e 100644
--- a/testcases/clientreadertestcase.py
+++ b/testcases/clientreadertestcase.py
@@ -109,6 +109,22 @@ option = %s
 
 class JailReaderTest(LogCaptureTestCase):
 
+	def testJailActionEmpty(self):
+		jail = JailReader('emptyaction', basedir=os.path.join('testcases','config'))
+		self.assertTrue(jail.read())
+		self.assertTrue(jail.getOptions())
+		self.assertTrue(jail.isEnabled())
+		self.assertTrue(self._is_logged('No filter set for jail emptyaction'))
+		self.assertTrue(self._is_logged('No actions were defined for emptyaction'))
+
+	def testJailActionBrokenDef(self):
+		jail = JailReader('brokenactiondef', basedir=os.path.join('testcases','config'))
+		self.assertTrue(jail.read())
+		self.assertFalse(jail.getOptions())
+		self.assertTrue(jail.isEnabled())
+		self.assertTrue(self._is_logged('Error in action definition joho[foo'))
+		self.assertTrue(self._is_logged('Caught exception: While reading action joho[foo we should have got 1 or 2 groups. Got: 0'))
+
 	def testStockSSHJail(self):
 		jail = JailReader('ssh-iptables', basedir='config') # we are running tests from root project dir atm
 		self.assertTrue(jail.read())
@@ -157,7 +173,7 @@ class JailReaderTest(LogCaptureTestCase):
 		os.remove(f2)
 		os.rmdir(d)
 
-class JailsReaderTest(unittest.TestCase):
+class JailsReaderTest(LogCaptureTestCase):
 
 	def testProvidingBadBasedir(self):
 		if not os.path.exists('/XXX'):
@@ -176,6 +192,7 @@ class JailsReaderTest(unittest.TestCase):
 		# We should not "read" some bogus jail
 		old_comm_commands = comm_commands[:]   # make a copy
 		self.assertFalse(jails.getOptions("BOGUS"))
+		self.assertTrue(self._is_logged("No section: 'BOGUS'"))
 		# and there should be no side-effects
 		self.assertEqual(jails.convert(), old_comm_commands)
 
diff --git a/testcases/config/action.d/brokenaction.conf b/testcases/config/action.d/brokenaction.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d2c8d059
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testcases/config/action.d/brokenaction.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+[Definition]
+
+actioban = hit with big stick <ip>
diff --git a/testcases/config/fail2ban.conf b/testcases/config/fail2ban.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..36984c78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testcases/config/fail2ban.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[Definition]
+
+#         3 = INFO
+loglevel = 3
+
diff --git a/testcases/config/filter.d/simple.conf b/testcases/config/filter.d/simple.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a2c0bb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testcases/config/filter.d/simple.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+[Definition]
+
+failregex = <IP>
diff --git a/testcases/config/jail.conf b/testcases/config/jail.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..419e2e2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testcases/config/jail.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+
+[DEFAULT]
+filter = simple
+
+[emptyaction]
+enabled = true
+filter =
+action =
+
+[brokenactiondef]
+enabled = true
+action = joho[foo
+
+[brokenaction]
+enabled = true
+action = brokenaction
+
+[missingaction]
+enabled = true
+action = thefunkychickendance