diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 58f8f84a..7a210b2c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ ver. 0.8.12 (2013/12/XX) - things-can-only-get-better
 - IMPORTANT incompatible changes:
 
 - Fixes:
+  - Rename firewall-cmd-direct-new to firewall-cmd-new to fit within jail name
+    name length. As per gh-395
   - allow for ",milliseconds" in the custom date format of proftpd.log
   - allow for ", referer ..." in apache-* filter for apache error logs.
   - allow for spaces at the beginning of kernel messages. Closes gh-448
diff --git a/config/action.d/firewall-cmd-direct-new.conf b/config/action.d/firewall-cmd-direct-new.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 55b6762d..00000000
--- a/config/action.d/firewall-cmd-direct-new.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-# Fail2Ban configuration file
-#
-# Author: Edgar Hoch
-# Copied from iptables-new.conf and modified for use with firewalld by Edgar Hoch.
-#  It uses "firewall-cmd" instead of "iptables".
-#
-# Because of the --remove-rules in stop this action requires firewalld-0.3.8+
-
-[INCLUDES]
-
-before = iptables-blocktype.conf
-
-[Definition]
-
-actionstart = firewall-cmd --direct --add-chain ipv4 filter fail2ban-<name>
-              firewall-cmd --direct --add-rule ipv4 filter fail2ban-<name> 1000 -j RETURN
-              firewall-cmd --direct --add-rule ipv4 filter <chain> 0 -m state --state NEW -p <protocol> --dport <port> -j fail2ban-<name>
-
-actionstop = firewall-cmd --direct --remove-rule ipv4 filter <chain> 0 -m state --state NEW -p <protocol> --dport <port> -j fail2ban-<name>
-             firewall-cmd --direct --remove-rules ipv4 filter fail2ban-<name>
-             firewall-cmd --direct --remove-chain ipv4 filter fail2ban-<name>
-
-actioncheck = firewall-cmd --direct --get-chains ipv4 filter | grep -q 'fail2ban-<name>[ \t]'
-
-actionban = firewall-cmd --direct --add-rule ipv4 filter fail2ban-<name> 0 -s <ip> -j <blocktype>
-
-actionunban = firewall-cmd --direct --remove-rule ipv4 filter fail2ban-<name> 0 -s <ip> -j <blocktype>
-
-[Init]
-
-# Default name of the chain
-#
-name = default
-
-# Option:  port
-# Notes.:  specifies port to monitor
-# Values:  [ NUM | STRING ]
-#
-port = ssh
-
-# Option:  protocol
-# Notes.:  internally used by config reader for interpolations.
-# Values:  [ tcp | udp | icmp | all ]
-#
-protocol = tcp
-
-# Option:  chain
-# Notes    specifies the iptables chain to which the fail2ban rules should be
-#          added
-# Values:  [ STRING ]
-#
-chain = INPUT_direct