diff --git a/fail2ban/server/jail.py b/fail2ban/server/jail.py
index 673b6454..2c84e475 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/jail.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/jail.py
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ class Jail(object):
 				):
 					try:
 						#logSys.debug('restored ticket: %s', ticket)
-						if self.filter.inIgnoreIPList(ticket.getIP(), log_ignore=True): continue
+						if self.filter.inIgnoreIPList(ticket.getID(), log_ignore=True): continue
 						# mark ticked was restored from database - does not put it again into db:
 						ticket.restored = True
 						# correct start time / ban time (by the same end of ban):
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/tickettestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/tickettestcase.py
index 945da7bd..771d2b50 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/tickettestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/tickettestcase.py
@@ -118,6 +118,17 @@ class TicketTests(unittest.TestCase):
     self.assertEqual(ft2.getTime(), ft.getTime())
     self.assertEqual(ft2.getBanTime(), ft.getBanTime())
 
+  def testDiffIDAndIPTicket(self):
+    tm = MyTime.time()
+    # different ID (string) and IP:
+    t = Ticket('123-456-678', tm, data={'ip':'192.0.2.1'})
+    self.assertEqual(t.getID(), '123-456-678')
+    self.assertEqual(t.getIP(), '192.0.2.1')
+    # different ID (tuple) and IP:
+    t = Ticket(('192.0.2.1', '5000'), tm, data={'ip':'192.0.2.1'})
+    self.assertEqual(t.getID(), ('192.0.2.1', '5000'))
+    self.assertEqual(t.getIP(), '192.0.2.1')
+
   def testTicketFlags(self):
     flags = ('restored', 'banned')
     ticket = Ticket('test', 0)