diff --git a/fail2ban/client/jailreader.py b/fail2ban/client/jailreader.py
index 5725f606..fcaffe21 100644
--- a/fail2ban/client/jailreader.py
+++ b/fail2ban/client/jailreader.py
@@ -27,14 +27,13 @@ __license__ = "GPL"
 import glob
 import json
 import os.path
-import re
 
 from .configreader import ConfigReaderUnshared, ConfigReader
 from .filterreader import FilterReader
 from .actionreader import ActionReader
 from ..version import version
 from ..helpers import getLogger
-from ..helpers import splitwords
+from ..helpers import extractOptions, splitwords
 
 # Gets the instance of the logger.
 logSys = getLogger(__name__)
@@ -42,10 +41,6 @@ logSys = getLogger(__name__)
 
 class JailReader(ConfigReader):
 	
-	optionCRE = re.compile("^((?:\w|-|_|\.)+)(?:\[(.*)\])?$")
-	optionExtractRE = re.compile(
-		r'([\w\-_\.]+)=(?:"([^"]*)"|\'([^\']*)\'|([^,]*))(?:,|$)')
-	
 	def __init__(self, name, force_enable=False, **kwargs):
 		ConfigReader.__init__(self, **kwargs)
 		self.__name = name
@@ -121,7 +116,7 @@ class JailReader(ConfigReader):
 		if self.isEnabled():
 			# Read filter
 			if self.__opts["filter"]:
-				filterName, filterOpt = JailReader.extractOptions(
+				filterName, filterOpt = extractOptions(
 					self.__opts["filter"])
 				self.__filter = FilterReader(
 					filterName, self.__name, filterOpt, share_config=self.share_config, basedir=self.getBaseDir())
@@ -150,7 +145,7 @@ class JailReader(ConfigReader):
 				try:
 					if not act:			  # skip empty actions
 						continue
-					actName, actOpt = JailReader.extractOptions(act)
+					actName, actOpt = extractOptions(act)
 					if actName.endswith(".py"):
 						self.__actions.append([
 							"set",
@@ -244,18 +239,4 @@ class JailReader(ConfigReader):
 		stream.insert(0, ["add", self.__name, backend])
 		return stream
 	
-	@staticmethod
-	def extractOptions(option):
-		match = JailReader.optionCRE.match(option)
-		if not match:
-			# TODO proper error handling
-			return None, None
-		option_name, optstr = match.groups()
-		option_opts = dict()
-		if optstr:
-			for optmatch in JailReader.optionExtractRE.finditer(optstr):
-				opt = optmatch.group(1)
-				value = [
-					val for val in optmatch.group(2,3,4) if val is not None][0]
-				option_opts[opt.strip()] = value.strip()
-		return option_name, option_opts
+JailReader.extractOptions = staticmethod(extractOptions)
diff --git a/fail2ban/helpers.py b/fail2ban/helpers.py
index aef39835..4443a672 100644
--- a/fail2ban/helpers.py
+++ b/fail2ban/helpers.py
@@ -137,3 +137,32 @@ def splitwords(s):
 	if not s:
 		return []
 	return filter(bool, map(str.strip, re.split('[ ,\n]+', s)))
+
+
+#
+# Following function used for parse options from parameter (e.g. `name[p1=0, p2="..."][p3='...']`).
+#
+
+# regex, to extract list of options:
+OPTION_CRE = re.compile(r"^([^\[]+)(?:\[(.*)\])?\s*$", re.DOTALL)
+# regex, to iterate over single option in option list, syntax:
+# `action = act[p1="...", p2='...', p3=...]`, where the p3=... not contains `,` or ']'
+# since v0.10 separator extended with `]\s*[` for support of multiple option groups, syntax 
+# `action = act[p1=...][p2=...]`
+OPTION_EXTRACT_CRE = re.compile(
+	r'([\w\-_\.]+)=(?:"([^"]*)"|\'([^\']*)\'|([^,\]]*))(?:,|\]\s*\[|$)', re.DOTALL)
+
+def extractOptions(option):
+	match = OPTION_CRE.match(option)
+	if not match:
+		# TODO proper error handling
+		return None, None
+	option_name, optstr = match.groups()
+	option_opts = dict()
+	if optstr:
+		for optmatch in OPTION_EXTRACT_CRE.finditer(optstr):
+			opt = optmatch.group(1)
+			value = [
+				val for val in optmatch.group(2,3,4) if val is not None][0]
+			option_opts[opt.strip()] = value.strip()
+	return option_name, option_opts