diff --git a/fail2ban/client/jailreader.py b/fail2ban/client/jailreader.py
index 2bef2c4f..bdb3564f 100644
--- a/fail2ban/client/jailreader.py
+++ b/fail2ban/client/jailreader.py
@@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ class JailReader(ConfigReader):
 		if self.__filter:
 			stream.extend(self.__filter.convert())
 		for opt, value in self.__opts.iteritems():
-			if opt == "logpath" and	\
-					not self.__opts.get('backend', None).startswith("systemd"):
+			if opt == "logpath":
+				if self.__opts.get('backend', None).startswith("systemd"): continue
 				found_files = 0
 				for path in value.split("\n"):
 					path = path.rsplit(" ", 1)
diff --git a/fail2ban/server/filter.py b/fail2ban/server/filter.py
index cbdb4857..76787cc7 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/filter.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/filter.py
@@ -550,26 +550,22 @@ class Filter(JailThread):
 
 	def _mergeFailure(self, mlfid, fail, failRegex):
 		mlfidFail = self.mlfidCache.get(mlfid) if self.__mlfidCache else None
+		# if multi-line failure id (connection id) known:
 		if mlfidFail:
 			mlfidGroups = mlfidFail[1]
-			# if current line not failure, but previous was failure:
-			if fail.get('nofail') and not mlfidGroups.get('nofail'):
-				del fail['nofail'] # remove nofail flag - completed with fid (host, ip)
-				self.mlfidCache.unset(mlfid) # remove cache entry
-			# if current line is failure, but previous was not:
-			elif not fail.get('nofail') and mlfidGroups.get('nofail'):
-				del mlfidGroups['nofail'] # remove nofail flag - completed as failure
-				self.mlfidCache.unset(mlfid) # remove cache entry
+			# update - if not forget (disconnect/reset):
+			if not fail.get('mlfforget'):
+				mlfidGroups.update(fail)
 			else:
-				# cache this line info (if not forget):
-				if not fail.get('mlfforget'):
-					mlfidFail = [self.__lastDate, fail]
-					self.mlfidCache.set(mlfid, mlfidFail)
-				else:
-					self.mlfidCache.unset(mlfid) # remove cache entry
-				return fail
+				self.mlfidCache.unset(mlfid) # remove cached entry
+			# merge with previous info:
 			fail2 = mlfidGroups.copy()
 			fail2.update(fail)
+			if not fail.get('nofail'): # be sure we've correct current state
+				try:
+					del fail2['nofail']
+				except KeyError:
+					pass
 			fail2["matches"] = fail.get("matches", []) + failRegex.getMatchedTupleLines()
 			fail = fail2
 		elif not fail.get('mlfforget'):
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/sshd b/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/sshd
index 6f9a1468..f465c9a7 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/sshd
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/sshd
@@ -238,4 +238,6 @@ Nov 26 13:03:30 srv sshd[45]: fatal: Unable to negotiate with 192.0.2.2 port 554
 # failJSON: { "match": false }
 Nov 26 15:03:30 host sshd[22440]: Connection from 192.0.2.3 port 39678 on 192.168.1.9 port 22
 # failJSON: { "time": "2004-11-26T15:03:31", "match": true , "host": "192.0.2.3", "desc": "Multiline - no matching key exchange method" }
-Nov 26 15:03:31 host sshd[22440]: fatal: Unable to negotiate a key exchange method [preauth]
\ No newline at end of file
+Nov 26 15:03:31 host sshd[22440]: fatal: Unable to negotiate a key exchange method [preauth]
+# failJSON: { "time": "2004-11-26T15:03:32", "match": true , "host": "192.0.2.3", "desc": "Second attempt within the same connect" }
+Nov 26 15:03:32 host sshd[22440]: fatal: Unable to negotiate a key exchange method [preauth]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/samplestestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/samplestestcase.py
index 00a8f305..5c45e729 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/samplestestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/samplestestcase.py
@@ -200,13 +200,13 @@ def testSampleRegexsFactory(name, basedir):
 					self.assertEqual(len(ret), 1,
 						"Multiple regexs matched %r" % (map(lambda x: x[0], ret)))
 
-					# Fallback for backwards compatibility (previously no fid, was host only):
-					if faildata.get("host", None) is not None and fail.get("host", None) is None:
-						fail["host"] = fid
 					# Verify match captures (at least fid/host) and timestamp as expected
 					for k, v in faildata.iteritems():
 						if k not in ("time", "match", "desc"):
 							fv = fail.get(k, None)
+							# Fallback for backwards compatibility (previously no fid, was host only):
+							if k == "host" and fv is None:
+								fv = fid
 							self.assertEqual(fv, v)
 
 					t = faildata.get("time", None)