diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 66965e5b..19eacf83 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ ver. 0.9.2 (2014/XX/XXX) - wanna-be-released
    * Conditionally log Ignore IP with reason (dns, ip, command). Closes gh-916
    * Absorbed DNSUtils.cidr into addr2bin in filter.py, added unittests
    * Added syslogsocket configuration to fail2ban.conf
+   * Note in the jail.conf for the recidive jail to increase dbpurgeage (gh-964)
 
 
 ver. 0.9.1 (2014/10/29) - better, faster, stronger
diff --git a/config/jail.conf b/config/jail.conf
index 5c4e0259..c7946660 100644
--- a/config/jail.conf
+++ b/config/jail.conf
@@ -674,10 +674,12 @@ maxretry = 5
 
 
 # Jail for more extended banning of persistent abusers
-# !!! WARNING !!!
-#   Make sure that your loglevel specified in fail2ban.conf/.local
-#   is not at DEBUG level -- which might then cause fail2ban to fall into
-#   an infinite loop constantly feeding itself with non-informative lines
+# !!! WARNINGS !!!
+# 1. Make sure that your loglevel specified in fail2ban.conf/.local
+#    is not at DEBUG level -- which might then cause fail2ban to fall into
+#    an infinite loop constantly feeding itself with non-informative lines
+# 2. Increase dbpurgeage defined in fail2ban.conf to e.g. 648000 (7.5 days)
+#    to maintain entries for failed logins for sufficient amount of time
 [recidive]
 
 logpath  = /var/log/fail2ban.log