diff --git a/fail2ban/templates/jail.local.j2 b/fail2ban/templates/jail.local.j2
index 6adcef67..4c3999bc 100644
--- a/fail2ban/templates/jail.local.j2
+++ b/fail2ban/templates/jail.local.j2
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 [DEFAULT]
 
 # "ignoreip" can be an IP address, a CIDR mask or a DNS host
-ignoreip = {{ ['127.0.0.1/8'] union(fail2ban_ignore_ips) | unique | join(' ') }}
+ignoreip = {{ ['127.0.0.1/8'] | union(fail2ban_ignore_ips) | unique | join(' ') }}
 
 bantime  = 600
 maxretry = 3