diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/filtertestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/filtertestcase.py
index 5f7fba23..b17bf363 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/filtertestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/filtertestcase.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ except ImportError:
 
 from fail2ban.server.jail import Jail
 from fail2ban.server.filterpoll import FilterPoll
-from fail2ban.server.filter import FileFilter, DNSUtils
+from fail2ban.server.filter import Filter, FileFilter, DNSUtils
 from fail2ban.server.failmanager import FailManager
 from fail2ban.server.failmanager import FailManagerEmpty
 from fail2ban.server.mytime import MyTime
@@ -202,6 +202,12 @@ class BasicFilter(unittest.TestCase):
 		self.filter.setUseDns(False)
 		self.assertEqual(self.filter.getUseDns(), 'no')
 
+	def testGetSetDatePattern(self):
+		self.assertEqual(self.filter.getDatePattern(), None)
+		self.filter.setDatePattern("^%Y-%m-%d-%H%M%S.%f %z")
+		self.assertEqual(self.filter.getDatePattern(),
+			("^%Y-%m-%d-%H%M%S.%f %z",
+			"Year-Month-Day-24hourMinuteSecond.Microseconds Zone offset"))
 
 class IgnoreIP(LogCaptureTestCase):
 
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/utils.py b/fail2ban/tests/utils.py
index 5e181d02..38db7866 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/utils.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/utils.py
@@ -191,11 +191,12 @@ def gatherTests(regexps=None, no_network=False):
 	tests.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(databasetestcase.DatabaseTest))
 
 	# Filter
-	if not no_network:
-		tests.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(filtertestcase.IgnoreIP))
+	tests.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(filtertestcase.IgnoreIP))
+	tests.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(filtertestcase.BasicFilter))
 	tests.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(filtertestcase.LogFile))
 	tests.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(filtertestcase.LogFileMonitor))
 	if not no_network:
+		tests.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(filtertestcase.IgnoreIPDNS))
 		tests.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(filtertestcase.GetFailures))
 		tests.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(filtertestcase.DNSUtilsTests))
 	tests.addTest(unittest.makeSuite(filtertestcase.JailTests))