diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/action_d/test_badips.py b/fail2ban/tests/action_d/test_badips.py
index 781d0b05..4d1b5863 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/action_d/test_badips.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/action_d/test_badips.py
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ if sys.version_info >= (2,7): # pragma: no cover - may be unavailable
 			self.jail.actions.add("badips", pythonModuleName, initOpts={
 				'category': "ssh",
 				'banaction': "test",
+				'age': "2w",
 				'score': 5,
 				'key': "fail2ban-test-suite",
 				#'bankey': "fail2ban-test-suite",