diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/samplestestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/samplestestcase.py
index b59ccd98..96e0b21c 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/samplestestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/samplestestcase.py
@@ -49,12 +49,7 @@ class FilterSamplesRegex(unittest.TestCase):
 	def setUp(self):
 		"""Call before every test case."""
 		super(FilterSamplesRegex, self).setUp()
-		self.filter = Filter(None)
-		self.filter.returnRawHost = True
-		self.filter.checkAllRegex = True
-		self.filter.checkFindTime = False
-		self.filter.active = True
-
+		self.filter = None
 		setUpMyTime()
 
 	def tearDown(self):
@@ -83,11 +78,15 @@ class FilterSamplesRegex(unittest.TestCase):
 			RE_WRONG_GREED.search('non-greedy .+? test' + RE_HOST + ' test vary catch-all .* anchored$'))
 
 
-def testSampleRegexsFactory(name, basedir):
-	def testFilter(self):
-
+	def _readFilter(self, name, basedir, opts=None):
+		self.filter = Filter(None)
+		self.filter.returnRawHost = True
+		self.filter.checkAllRegex = True
+		self.filter.checkFindTime = False
+		self.filter.active = True
+		if opts is None: opts = dict()
 		# Check filter exists
-		filterConf = FilterReader(name, "jail", {}, 
+		filterConf = FilterReader(name, "jail", opts,
 			basedir=basedir, share_config=unittest.F2B.share_config)
 		self.assertEqual(filterConf.getFile(), name)
 		self.assertEqual(filterConf.getJailName(), "jail")
@@ -113,6 +112,17 @@ def testSampleRegexsFactory(name, basedir):
 				elif opt[2] == "datepattern":
 					self.filter.setDatePattern(optval)
 
+		# test regexp contains greedy catch-all before <HOST>, that is
+		# not hard-anchored at end or has not precise sub expression after <HOST>:
+		for fr in self.filter.getFailRegex():
+			if RE_WRONG_GREED.search(fr): # pragma: no cover
+				raise AssertionError("Following regexp of \"%s\" contains greedy catch-all before <HOST>, "
+					"that is not hard-anchored at end or has not precise sub expression after <HOST>:\n%s" %
+					(name, str(fr).replace(RE_HOST, '<HOST>')))
+
+def testSampleRegexsFactory(name, basedir):
+	def testFilter(self):
+
 		self.assertTrue(
 			os.path.isfile(os.path.join(TEST_FILES_DIR, "logs", name)),
 			"No sample log file available for '%s' filter" % name)
@@ -125,22 +135,21 @@ def testSampleRegexsFactory(name, basedir):
 			logFile = fileinput.FileInput(os.path.join(TEST_FILES_DIR, "logs",
 				filename))
 
-			# test regexp contains greedy catch-all before <HOST>, that is
-			# not hard-anchored at end or has not precise sub expression after <HOST>:
-			for fr in self.filter.getFailRegex():
-				if RE_WRONG_GREED.search(fr): # pragma: no cover
-					raise AssertionError("Following regexp of \"%s\" contains greedy catch-all before <HOST>, "
-						"that is not hard-anchored at end or has not precise sub expression after <HOST>:\n%s" %
-						(name, str(fr).replace(RE_HOST, '<HOST>')))
-
 			for line in logFile:
-				jsonREMatch = re.match("^# ?(failJSON|addFILE):(.+)$", line)
+				jsonREMatch = re.match("^#+ ?(failJSON|filterOptions|addFILE):(.+)$", line)
 				if jsonREMatch:
 					try:
 						faildata = json.loads(jsonREMatch.group(2))
+						# filterOptions - dict in JSON to control filter options (e. g. mode, etc.):
+						if jsonREMatch.group(1) == 'filterOptions':
+							self.filter = None
+							self._readFilter(name, basedir, opts=faildata)
+							continue
+						# addFILE - filename to "include" test-files should be additionally parsed:
 						if jsonREMatch.group(1) == 'addFILE':
 							filenames.append(faildata)
 							continue
+						# failJSON - faildata contains info of the failure to check it.
 					except ValueError as e:
 						raise ValueError("%s: %s:%i" %
 							(e, logFile.filename(), logFile.filelineno()))
@@ -150,6 +159,9 @@ def testSampleRegexsFactory(name, basedir):
 				else:
 					faildata = {}
 
+				if self.filter is None:
+					self._readFilter(name, basedir, opts=None)
+
 				try:
 					ret = self.filter.processLine(line)
 					if not ret: