diff --git a/fail2ban/server/datedetector.py b/fail2ban/server/datedetector.py
index b90e1b26..f89dc251 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/datedetector.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/datedetector.py
@@ -252,6 +252,8 @@ class DateDetector(object):
 				"There is already a template with name %s" % name)
 		self.__known_names.add(name)
 		self.__templates.append(DateDetectorTemplate(template))
+		logSys.debug("  date pattern regex for `%s`: `%s`",
+			getattr(template, 'pattern', ''), template.regex)
 
 	def appendTemplate(self, template):
 		"""Add a date template to manage and use in search of dates.
@@ -290,15 +292,14 @@ class DateDetector(object):
 			DD_patternCache.set(key, template)
 
 		self._appendTemplate(template)
-		logSys.info("  date pattern `%r`: `%s`",
+		logSys.info("  date pattern `%s`: `%s`",
 			getattr(template, 'pattern', ''), template.name)
-		logSys.debug("  date pattern regex for %r: %s",
-			getattr(template, 'pattern', ''), template.regex)
 
 	def addDefaultTemplate(self, filterTemplate=None, preMatch=None, allDefaults=True):
 		"""Add Fail2Ban's default set of date templates.
 		"""
 		ignoreDup = len(self.__templates) > 0
+		cnt = 0
 		for template in (
 			DateDetector._defCache.templates if allDefaults else DateDetector._defCache.defaultTemplates
 		):
@@ -311,6 +312,11 @@ class DateDetector(object):
 					wrap=lambda s: RE_DATE_PREMATCH.sub(lambda m: DateTemplate.unboundPattern(s), preMatch))
 			# append date detector template (ignore duplicate if some was added before default):
 			self._appendTemplate(template, ignoreDup=ignoreDup)
+			cnt += 1
+		if preMatch:
+			logSys.info("  default date pattern for `%r`: %d template(s)", preMatch, cnt)
+		else:
+			logSys.info("  default %sdate pattern: %d template(s)", "filtered " if filterTemplate else "", cnt)
 
 	@property
 	def templates(self):