diff --git a/config/filter.d/recidive.conf b/config/filter.d/recidive.conf
index 14e82cc93..da90d5aab 100644
--- a/config/filter.d/recidive.conf
+++ b/config/filter.d/recidive.conf
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ failregex = ^(%(__prefix_line)s| %(_daemon)s%(__pid_re)s?:\s+)WARNING\s+\[(?!%(_
 
 [Init]
 
-journalmatch = _SYSTEMD_UNIT=fail2ban.service PRIORITY=4
+journalmatch = _SYSTEMD_UNIT=fail2ban.service PRIORITY=5
 
 # Author: Tom Hendrikx, modifications by Amir Caspi