diff --git a/fail2ban/README.md b/fail2ban/README.md
index 55168279..af94e38a 100644
--- a/fail2ban/README.md
+++ b/fail2ban/README.md
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ Main variables are :
 
 * `general_alert_email`: email address to send various alert messages (default: `root@localhost`).
 * `fail2ban_alert_email`: email address for messages sent to root (default: `general_alert_email`).
+* `fail2ban_ignore_ips`: list of IPs to ignore (default: empty).
 
 The full list of variables (with default values) can be found in `defaults/main.yml`.
diff --git a/fail2ban/defaults/main.yml b/fail2ban/defaults/main.yml
index f08bdf6a..2fe40951 100644
--- a/fail2ban/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/fail2ban/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 ---
 general_alert_email: "root@localhost"
 fail2ban_alert_email: Null
-fail2ban_ignoreip: []
+fail2ban_ignore_ips: []
diff --git a/fail2ban/templates/jail.local.j2 b/fail2ban/templates/jail.local.j2
index 63d69947..2f4d6bc3 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'] + fail2ban_ignoreip) | join(' ') }}
+ignoreip = {{ (['127.0.0.1/8'] + fail2ban_ignore_ips) | join(' ') }}
 
 bantime  = 600
 maxretry = 3