diff --git a/config/filter.d/named-refused.conf b/config/filter.d/named-refused.conf
index 15eeedc4..eec3d667 100644
--- a/config/filter.d/named-refused.conf
+++ b/config/filter.d/named-refused.conf
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ failregex = ^%(__line_prefix)s( error:)?\s*client <HOST>#\S+( \([\S.]+\))?: (vie
             ^%(__line_prefix)s( error:)?\s*client <HOST>#\S+( \([\S.]+\))?: zone transfer '\S+/AXFR/\w+' denied\s*$
             ^%(__line_prefix)s( error:)?\s*client <HOST>#\S+( \([\S.]+\))?: bad zone transfer request: '\S+/IN': non-authoritative zone \(NOTAUTH\)\s*$
 
+ignoreregex =
+
 # DEV Notes:
 # Trying to generalize the
 #          structure which is general to capture general patterns in log
diff --git a/config/filter.d/recidive.conf b/config/filter.d/recidive.conf
index b38735ad..e2501cf6 100644
--- a/config/filter.d/recidive.conf
+++ b/config/filter.d/recidive.conf
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ _jailname = recidive
 
 failregex = ^(%(__prefix_line)s| %(_daemon)s%(__pid_re)s?:\s+)NOTICE\s+\[(?!%(_jailname)s\])(?:.*)\]\s+Ban\s+<HOST>\s*$
 
+ignoreregex = 
+
 [Init]
 
 journalmatch = _SYSTEMD_UNIT=fail2ban.service PRIORITY=5