diff --git a/config/filter.d/botsearch-common.conf b/config/filter.d/botsearch-common.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..65f9da2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/filter.d/botsearch-common.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Generic configuration file for -botsearch filters
+
+[Init]
+
+# Block is the actual non-found directories to block
+block = \/?(<webmail>|<phpmyadmin>|<wordpress>|cgi-bin|mysqladmin)[^,]*
+
+# These are just convient definitions that assist the blocking of stuff that 
+# isn't installed
+webmail = roundcube|(ext)?mail|horde|(v-?)?webmail
+
+phpmyadmin = (typo3/|xampp/|admin/|)(pma|(php)?[Mm]y[Aa]dmin)
+
+wordpress = wp-(login|signup)\.php
+
+# DEV Notes:
+# Taken from apache-botsearch filter
+# 
+# Author: Frantisek Sumsal
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/filter.d/nginx-botsearch.conf b/config/filter.d/nginx-botsearch.conf
index 6d696de6..567f2f56 100644
--- a/config/filter.d/nginx-botsearch.conf
+++ b/config/filter.d/nginx-botsearch.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 # Fail2Ban filter to match web requests for selected URLs that don't exist
 #
 
+[INCLUDES]
+
+# Load regexes for filtering
+before = botsearch-common.conf
+
 [Definition]
 
 failregex = ^<HOST> \- \S+ \[\] \"(GET|POST) \/<block> \S+\" 404 .+$
@@ -9,20 +14,6 @@ failregex = ^<HOST> \- \S+ \[\] \"(GET|POST) \/<block> \S+\" 404 .+$
 ignoreregex = 
 
 
-[Init]
-
-# Block is the actual non-found directories to block
-block = \/?(<webmail>|<phpmyadmin>|<wordpress>|cgi-bin|mysqladmin)[^,]*
-
-# These are just convient definitions that assist the blocking of stuff that 
-# isn't installed
-webmail = roundcube|(ext)?mail|horde|(v-?)?webmail
-
-phpmyadmin = (typo3/|xampp/|admin/|)(pma|(php)?[Mm]y[Aa]dmin)
-
-wordpress = wp-(login|signup)\.php
-
-
 # DEV Notes:
 # Based on apache-botsearch filter
 #