diff --git a/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/fail2ban/jail.conf/05IgnoreIP b/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/fail2ban/jail.conf/05IgnoreIP
index 22b153a..15519b6 100644
--- a/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/fail2ban/jail.conf/05IgnoreIP
+++ b/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/fail2ban/jail.conf/05IgnoreIP
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use Net::IPv4Addr;
 my $n = esmith::NetworksDB->open_ro() ||
   die "Couldn't open networks DB\n";
 
-my @ip = ("127.0.0.0/8");
+my @ip = ("127.0.0.0/8", $LocalIP);
 
 # Add hosts which can access the server-manager to the whitelist
 foreach (split /[,;]/, (${'httpd-admin'}{'ValidFrom'} || '')){