diff --git a/config/filter.d/apache-common.conf b/config/filter.d/apache-common.conf
index cc35ae5f..69364247 100644
--- a/config/filter.d/apache-common.conf
+++ b/config/filter.d/apache-common.conf
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ after = apache-common.local
 # 2.2: [Sat Jun 01 11:23:08 2013] [error] [client 1.2.3.4]
 # 2.4: [Thu Jun 27 11:55:44.569531 2013] [core:info] [pid 4101:tid 2992634688] [client 1.2.3.4:46652]
 # Reference: https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban/issues/268
-_apache_error_client = \[[^]]+\] \[(error|core:\S+)\]( \[pid \d+:\S+ \d+\])? \[client <HOST>(:\d{1,5})?\]( \S+:)?
+_apache_error_client = \[[^]]*\] \[(error|core:\S+)\]( \[pid \d+:\S+ \d+\])? \[client <HOST>(:\d{1,5})?\]( \S+:)?
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/apache-auth b/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/apache-auth
index 6035db3f..9ba852fa 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/apache-auth
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/apache-auth
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 [Sat Jun 01 02:17:42 2013] [error] [client 192.168.33.1] File does not exist: /srv/http/site/[client 192.168.0.1] user root not found
 
 # should match
-# failJSON: { "time": "2005-06-01T02:17:42", "match": true , "host": "192.168.0.2" }
+# failJSON: { "time": "2013-06-01T02:17:42", "match": true , "host": "192.168.0.2" }
 [Sat Jun 01 02:17:42 2013] [error] [client 192.168.0.2] user root not found
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/apache-nohome b/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/apache-nohome
index aea0d816..ffac89c9 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/apache-nohome
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/apache-nohome
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Apache 2.2
-# failJSON: { "time": "2005-06-01T11:23:08", "match": true , "host": "1.2.3.4" }
+# failJSON: { "time": "2013-06-01T11:23:08", "match": true , "host": "1.2.3.4" }
 [Sat Jun 01 11:23:08 2013] [error] [client 1.2.3.4] File does not exist: /xxx/~
 # Apache 2.4
 # failJSON: { "time": "2005-06-27T11:55:44", "match": true , "host": "192.0.2.12" }
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/apache-noscript b/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/apache-noscript
index e08b3468..d97d7bf4 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/apache-noscript
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/apache-noscript
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-# failJSON: { "time": "2005-06-09T07:57:47", "match": true , "host": "192.0.43.10" }
+# failJSON: { "time": "2013-06-09T07:57:47", "match": true , "host": "192.0.43.10" }
 [Sun Jun 09 07:57:47 2013] [error] [client 192.0.43.10] script '/usr/lib/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgiwp-login.php' not found or unable to stat
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/apache-overflows b/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/apache-overflows
index 1af377f1..d40c1c4f 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/apache-overflows
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/apache-overflows
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# failJSON: { "time": "2005-03-16T15:39:29", "match": true , "host": "58.179.109.179" }
+# failJSON: { "time": "2010-03-16T15:39:29", "match": true , "host": "58.179.109.179" }
 [Tue Mar 16 15:39:29 2010] [error] [client 58.179.109.179] Invalid URI in request \xf9h\xa9\xf3\x88\x8cXKj \xbf-l*4\x87n\xe4\xfe\xd4\x1d\x06\x8c\xf8m\\rS\xf6n\xeb\x8
-# failJSON: { "time": "2005-03-15T15:44:47", "match": true , "host": "121.222.2.133" }
+# failJSON: { "time": "2010-03-15T15:44:47", "match": true , "host": "121.222.2.133" }
 [Mon Mar 15 15:44:47 2010] [error] [client 121.222.2.133] Invalid URI in request n\xed*\xbe*\xab\xefd\x80\xb5\xae\xf6\x01\x10M?\xf2\xce\x13\x9c\xd7\xa0N\xa7\xdb%0\xde\xe0\xfc\xd2\xa0\xfe\xe9w\xee\xc4`v\x9b[{\x0c:\xcb\x93\xc6\xa0\x93\x9c`l\\\x8d\xc9