diff --git a/config/filter.d/pure-ftpd.conf b/config/filter.d/pure-ftpd.conf
index be3d0ae5..034336f3 100644
--- a/config/filter.d/pure-ftpd.conf
+++ b/config/filter.d/pure-ftpd.conf
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ failregex = ^%(__prefix_line)s\(.+?@<HOST>\) \[WARNING\] %(__errmsg)s\s*$
 
 ignoreregex = 
 
+[Init]
+
+journalmatch = _SYSTEMD_UNIT=pure-ftpd.service + _COMM=pure-ftpd
+
 # Author: Cyril Jaquier
 # Modified: Yaroslav Halchenko for pure-ftpd
 # Documentation thanks to Blake on http://www.fail2ban.org/wiki/index.php?title=Fail2ban:Community_Portal