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 15519b6..876935b 100644
--- a/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/fail2ban/jail.conf/05IgnoreIP
+++ b/root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/fail2ban/jail.conf/05IgnoreIP
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ unless (($fail2ban{FilterLocalNetworks} || 'disabled') eq 'enabled'){
 
 # Add a local whitelist
 foreach (split /[,;]/, ($fail2ban{'IgnoreIP'} || '')){
-    my ($ip,$bits) = Net::IPv4Addr::ipv4_parse("$_");
+    my $addr = $_;
+    $addr .= '/32' unless ($addr =~ m/\/\d{1,2}$/);
+    my ($ip,$bits) = Net::IPv4Addr::ipv4_parse("$addr");
     push @ip, "$ip/$bits";
 }