diff --git a/fail2ban/server/database.py b/fail2ban/server/database.py
index 6b22334e..e3dc8214 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/database.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/database.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import sys
 import sqlite3
 import json
 import locale
+from functools import wraps
 
 from fail2ban.server.mytime import MyTime
 from fail2ban.server.ticket import FailTicket
@@ -46,13 +47,12 @@ else:
 	sqlite3.register_adapter(dict, json.dumps)
 	sqlite3.register_converter("JSON", json.loads)
 
-def commitandrollback():
-	def wrap(f):
-		def func(self, *args, **kw):
-			with self._db: # Auto commit and rollback on exception
-				return f(self, self._db.cursor(), *args, **kw)
-		return func
-	return wrap
+def commitandrollback(f):
+	@wraps(f)
+	def wrapper(self, *args, **kwargs):
+		with self._db: # Auto commit and rollback on exception
+			return f(self, self._db.cursor(), *args, **kwargs)
+	return wrapper
 
 class Fail2BanDb(object):
 	__version__ = 1
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class Fail2BanDb(object):
 	def setPurgeAge(self, value):
 		self._purgeAge = int(value)
 
-	@commitandrollback()
+	@commitandrollback
 	def createDb(self, cur):
 		# Version info
 		cur.execute("CREATE TABLE fail2banDb(version INTEGER)")
@@ -143,14 +143,14 @@ class Fail2BanDb(object):
 		cur.execute("SELECT version FROM fail2banDb LIMIT 1")
 		return cur.fetchone()[0]
 
-	@commitandrollback()
+	@commitandrollback
 	def updateDb(self, cur, version):
 		raise NotImplementedError(
 			"Only single version of database exists...how did you get here??")
 		cur.execute("SELECT version FROM fail2banDb LIMIT 1")
 		return cur.fetchone()[0]
 
-	@commitandrollback()
+	@commitandrollback
 	def addJail(self, cur, jail):
 		cur.execute(
 			"INSERT OR REPLACE INTO jails(name, enabled) VALUES(?, 1)",
@@ -159,23 +159,23 @@ class Fail2BanDb(object):
 	def delJail(self, jail):
 		return self.delJailName(jail.getName())
 
-	@commitandrollback()
+	@commitandrollback
 	def delJailName(self, cur, name):
 		# Will be deleted by purge as appropriate
 		cur.execute(
 			"UPDATE jails SET enabled=0 WHERE name=?", (name, ))
 
-	@commitandrollback()
+	@commitandrollback
 	def delAllJails(self, cur):
 		# Will be deleted by purge as appropriate
 		cur.execute("UPDATE jails SET enabled=0")
 
-	@commitandrollback()
+	@commitandrollback
 	def getJailNames(self, cur):
 		cur.execute("SELECT name FROM jails")
 		return set(row[0] for row in cur.fetchmany())
 
-	@commitandrollback()
+	@commitandrollback
 	def addLog(self, cur, jail, container):
 		lastLinePos = None
 		cur.execute(
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ class Fail2BanDb(object):
 				lastLinePos = None
 		return lastLinePos
 
-	@commitandrollback()
+	@commitandrollback
 	def getLogPaths(self, cur, jail=None):
 		query = "SELECT path FROM logs"
 		queryArgs = []
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class Fail2BanDb(object):
 		cur.execute(query, queryArgs)
 		return set(row[0] for row in cur.fetchmany())
 
-	@commitandrollback()
+	@commitandrollback
 	def updateLog(self, cur, *args, **kwargs):
 		self._updateLog(cur, *args, **kwargs)
 
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ class Fail2BanDb(object):
 			(container.getHash(), container.getPos(),
 				jail.getName(), container.getFileName()))
 
-	@commitandrollback()
+	@commitandrollback
 	def addBan(self, cur, jail, ticket):
 		#TODO: Implement data parts once arbitrary match keys completed
 		cur.execute(
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ class Fail2BanDb(object):
 				{"matches": ticket.getMatches(),
 					"failures": ticket.getAttempt()}))
 
-	@commitandrollback()
+	@commitandrollback
 	def _getBans(self, cur, jail=None, bantime=None, ip=None):
 		query = "SELECT ip, timeofban, data FROM bans WHERE 1"
 		queryArgs = []
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ class Fail2BanDb(object):
 		ticket.setAttempt(failures)
 		return ticket
 
-	@commitandrollback()
+	@commitandrollback
 	def purge(self, cur):
 		cur.execute(
 			"DELETE FROM bans WHERE timeofban < ?",