diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7c0c61c5..e466cec0 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ ver. 0.9.2 (2014/XX/XXX) - wanna-be-released
    * $ typo in jail.conf. Thanks Skibbi. Debian bug #767255
    * grep'ing for IP in *mail-whois-lines.conf should now match also
      at the begginning and EOL.  Thanks Dean Lee
-   * failregex declared in jail was joined to single line (specifying of multiple
-     expressions was not possible).
+   * failregex declared direct in jail was joined to single line (specifying of
+     multiple expressions was not possible).
 
 
 - New Features:
diff --git a/fail2ban/client/filterreader.py b/fail2ban/client/filterreader.py
index fe657025..aff04f3b 100644
--- a/fail2ban/client/filterreader.py
+++ b/fail2ban/client/filterreader.py
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ class FilterReader(DefinitionInitConfigReader):
 	def convert(self):
 		stream = list()
 		combinedopts = dict(list(self._opts.items()) + list(self._initOpts.items()))
+		if not len(combinedopts):
+			return stream;
 		opts = CommandAction.substituteRecursiveTags(combinedopts)
 		if not opts:
 			raise ValueError('recursive tag definitions unable to be resolved')
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/clientreadertestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/clientreadertestcase.py
index 17a90cc8..31517f5d 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/clientreadertestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/clientreadertestcase.py
@@ -425,6 +425,17 @@ class JailsReaderTest(LogCaptureTestCase):
 		self.maxDiff = None
 		self.assertEqual(sorted(comm_commands),
 			sorted([['add', 'emptyaction', 'auto'],
+			 ['add', 'test1addfailregex', 'auto'], 
+			 ['set', 'test1addfailregex', 'addfailregex', 'failure 1 <HOST>'], 
+			 ['set', 'test1addfailregex', 'addfailregex', 'failure 2 <HOST>'], 
+			 ['set', 'test1addfailregex', 'addignoreregex', 'ignore 1 <HOST>'], 
+			 ['set', 'test1addfailregex', 'addignoreregex', 'ignore 2 <HOST>'], 
+			 ['set', 'test1addfailregex', 'addfailregex', '<IP>'],
+			 ['start', 'test1addfailregex'],
+			 ['add', 'test2failregex', 'auto'], 
+			 ['set', 'test2failregex', 'addfailregex', 'failure 1 <IP>'], 
+			 ['set', 'test2failregex', 'addfailregex', 'failure 2 <IP>'],
+			 ['start', 'test2failregex'],
 			 ['add', 'missinglogfiles', 'auto'],
 			 ['set', 'missinglogfiles', 'addfailregex', '<IP>'],
 			 ['add', 'brokenaction', 'auto'],
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/config/jail.conf b/fail2ban/tests/config/jail.conf
index 0f6a28f0..c9ae6c54 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/config/jail.conf
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/config/jail.conf
@@ -13,6 +13,20 @@ failregex = <IP>
 ignoreregex =
 ignoreip =
 
+[test1addfailregex]
+enabled = true
+filter = simple
+addfailregex = failure 1 <HOST>
+               failure 2 <HOST>
+addignoreregex = ignore 1 <HOST>
+                 ignore 2 <HOST>
+
+[test2failregex]
+enabled = true
+filter = simple
+failregex = failure 1 <IP>
+            failure 2 <IP>
+
 [missinglogfiles]
 enabled = true
 logpath = /weapons/of/mass/destruction