diff --git a/config/action.d/badips.py b/config/action.d/badips.py
index 4e50890c..1ad711f4 100644
--- a/config/action.d/badips.py
+++ b/config/action.d/badips.py
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ else: # pragma: 3.x no cover
 	from urllib import urlencode
 
 from fail2ban.server.actions import ActionBase
+from fail2ban.helpers import str2LogLevel
+
 
 
 class BadIPsAction(ActionBase): # pragma: no cover - may be unavailable
@@ -70,6 +72,9 @@ class BadIPsAction(ActionBase): # pragma: no cover - may be unavailable
 	updateperiod : int, optional
 		Time in seconds between updating bad IPs blacklist.
 		Default 900 (15 minutes)
+	loglevel : int/str, optional
+		Log level of the message when an IP is (un)banned.
+		Default `DEBUG`.
 	agent : str, optional
 		User agent transmitted to server.
 		Default `Fail2Ban/ver.`
@@ -86,7 +91,7 @@ class BadIPsAction(ActionBase): # pragma: no cover - may be unavailable
 		return Request(url, headers={'User-Agent': self.agent}, **argv)
 
 	def __init__(self, jail, name, category, score=3, age="24h", key=None,
-		banaction=None, bancategory=None, bankey=None, updateperiod=900, agent="Fail2Ban", 
+		banaction=None, bancategory=None, bankey=None, updateperiod=900, loglevel='DEBUG', agent="Fail2Ban", 
 		timeout=TIMEOUT):
 		super(BadIPsAction, self).__init__(jail, name)
 
@@ -99,6 +104,7 @@ class BadIPsAction(ActionBase): # pragma: no cover - may be unavailable
 		self.banaction = banaction
 		self.bancategory = bancategory or category
 		self.bankey = bankey
+		self.loglevel = str2LogLevel(loglevel)
 		self.updateperiod = updateperiod
 
 		self._bannedips = set()
@@ -289,7 +295,7 @@ class BadIPsAction(ActionBase): # pragma: no cover - may be unavailable
 					exc_info=self._logSys.getEffectiveLevel()<=logging.DEBUG)
 			else:
 				self._bannedips.add(ip)
-				self._logSys.debug(
+				self._logSys.log(self.loglevel,
 					"Banned IP %s for jail '%s' with action '%s'",
 					ip, self._jail.name, self.banaction)
 
@@ -304,12 +310,12 @@ class BadIPsAction(ActionBase): # pragma: no cover - may be unavailable
 					'ipjailmatches': "",
 				})
 			except Exception as e:
-				self._logSys.info(
+				self._logSys.error(
 					"Error unbanning IP %s for jail '%s' with action '%s': %s",
 					ip, self._jail.name, self.banaction, e,
 					exc_info=self._logSys.getEffectiveLevel()<=logging.DEBUG)
 			else:
-				self._logSys.debug(
+				self._logSys.log(self.loglevel,
 					"Unbanned IP %s for jail '%s' with action '%s'",
 					ip, self._jail.name, self.banaction)
 			finally:
@@ -337,13 +343,16 @@ class BadIPsAction(ActionBase): # pragma: no cover - may be unavailable
 				ips = self.getList(
 					self.bancategory, self.score, self.age, self.bankey)
 				# Remove old IPs no longer listed
-				self._unbanIPs(self._bannedips - ips)
+				s = self._bannedips - ips
+				m = len(s)
+				self._unbanIPs(s)
 				# Add new IPs which are now listed
-				self._banIPs(ips - self._bannedips)
-
-				self._logSys.debug(
-					"Updated IPs for jail '%s'. Update again in %i seconds",
-					self._jail.name, self.updateperiod)
+				s = ips - self._bannedips
+				p = len(s)
+				self._banIPs(s)
+				self._logSys.log(self.loglevel,
+					"Updated IPs for jail '%s' (-%d/+%d). Update again in %i seconds",
+					self._jail.name, m, p, self.updateperiod)
 			finally:
 				self._timer = threading.Timer(self.updateperiod, self.update)
 				self._timer.start()