diff --git a/fail2ban/server/filter.py b/fail2ban/server/filter.py
index 6f1572efd..5af3626a0 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/filter.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/filter.py
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ class Filter(JailThread):
 					self.performBan(ip)
 				# report to observer - failure was found, for possibly increasing of it retry counter (asynchronous)
 				if Observers.Main is not None:
-					Observers.Main.add('failureFound', self.failManager, self.jail, tick)
+					Observers.Main.add('failureFound', self.jail, tick)
 			self.procLines += 1
 			# every 100 lines check need to perform service tasks:
 			if self.procLines % 100 == 0:
diff --git a/fail2ban/server/observer.py b/fail2ban/server/observer.py
index 241c677e1..ecbcd5b72 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/observer.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/observer.py
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ class ObserverThread(JailThread):
 	## [Async] ban time increment functionality ...
 	## -----------------------------------------
 
-	def failureFound(self, failManager, jail, ticket):
+	def failureFound(self, jail, ticket):
 		""" Notify observer a failure for ip was found
 
 		Observer will check ip was known (bad) and possibly increase an retry count
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ class ObserverThread(JailThread):
 		retryCount = 1
 		timeOfBan = None
 		try:
-			maxRetry = failManager.getMaxRetry()
+			maxRetry = jail.filter.failManager.getMaxRetry()
 			db = jail.database
 			if db is not None:
 				for banCount, timeOfBan, lastBanTime in db.getBan(ip, jail):
@@ -403,18 +403,12 @@ class ObserverThread(JailThread):
 				MyTime.time2str(unixTime), banCount, retryCount,
 				(', Ban' if retryCount >= maxRetry else ''))
 			# retryCount-1, because a ticket was already once incremented by filter self
-			retryCount = failManager.addFailure(ticket, retryCount - 1, True)
+			retryCount = jail.filter.failManager.addFailure(ticket, retryCount - 1, True)
 			ticket.setBanCount(banCount)
 			# after observe we have increased attempt count, compare it >= maxretry ...
 			if retryCount >= maxRetry:
 				# perform the banning of the IP now (again)
-				# [todo]: this code part will be used multiple times - optimize it later.
-				try: # pragma: no branch - exception is the only way out
-					while True:
-						ticket = failManager.toBan(ip)
-						jail.putFailTicket(ticket)
-				except FailManagerEmpty:
-					failManager.cleanup(MyTime.time())
+				jail.filter.performBan(ip)
 
 		except Exception as e:
 			logSys.error('%s', e, exc_info=logSys.getEffectiveLevel()<=logging.DEBUG)
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/observertestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/observertestcase.py
index e379ccd18..38cfc8811 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/observertestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/observertestcase.py
@@ -450,7 +450,8 @@ class BanTimeIncrDB(LogCaptureTestCase):
 	def testObserver(self):
 		if Fail2BanDb is None: # pragma: no cover
 			return
-		jail = self.jail
+		jail = self.jail = DummyJail(backend='polling')
+		jail.database = self.db
 		self.db.addJail(jail)
 		# we tests with initial ban time = 10 seconds:
 		jail.actions.setBanTime(10)
@@ -480,27 +481,27 @@ class BanTimeIncrDB(LogCaptureTestCase):
 		# add failure:
 		ip = "192.0.2.1"
 		ticket = FailTicket(ip, stime-120, [])
-		failManager = FailManager()
+		failManager = jail.filter.failManager = FailManager()
 		failManager.setMaxRetry(3)
 		for i in xrange(3):
 			failManager.addFailure(ticket)
-			obs.add('failureFound', failManager, jail, ticket)
+			obs.add('failureFound', jail, ticket)
 		obs.wait_empty(5)
 		self.assertEqual(ticket.getBanCount(), 0)
 		# check still not ban :
 		self.assertTrue(not jail.getFailTicket())
 		# add manually 4th times banned (added to bips - make ip bad):
 		ticket.setBanCount(4)
-		self.db.addBan(self.jail, ticket)
+		self.db.addBan(jail, ticket)
 		restored_tickets = self.db.getCurrentBans(jail=jail, fromtime=stime-120, correctBanTime=False)
 		self.assertEqual(len(restored_tickets), 1)
 		# check again, new ticket, new failmanager:
 		ticket = FailTicket(ip, stime, [])
-		failManager = FailManager()
+		failManager = jail.filter.failManager = FailManager()
 		failManager.setMaxRetry(3)
 		# add once only - but bad - should be banned:
 		failManager.addFailure(ticket)
-		obs.add('failureFound', failManager, self.jail, ticket)
+		obs.add('failureFound', jail, ticket)
 		obs.wait_empty(5)
 		# wait until ticket transfered from failmanager into jail:
 		ticket2 = Utils.wait_for(jail.getFailTicket, 10)