diff --git a/ip6t-firewall-server b/ip6t-firewall-server
index 900a6bd..100ec63 100755
--- a/ip6t-firewall-server
+++ b/ip6t-firewall-server
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 
 CONFIG_FILE=/etc/ipt-firewall/ip6t-firewall-server.conf
 
+if [[ -z "$fail2ban_client" ]]; then
+   fail2ban_client="$(which fail2ban-client)"
+fi
+
 
 # ------------- Load Kernel Modules -------------
 #
@@ -98,9 +102,9 @@ fi # if ! $host_is_vm
 
 # ------------- Stop Fail2Ban if installed -------------
 #
-if [ -x "$fail2ban_init_script" ]; then
+if [ -x "$fail2ban_client" ]; then
    echononl "\tStopping fail2ban.."
-   $fail2ban_init_script stop > /dev/null 2>&1
+   $fail2ban_client stop > /dev/null 2>&1
    if [ "$?" = "0" ];then
       echo_done
    else
@@ -1360,10 +1364,10 @@ echo_done
 # ------------- Start Fail2Ban if installed
 # -------------
 
-if [ -x "$fail2ban_init_script" ]; then
+if [ -x "$fail2ban_client" ]; then
    echo
    echononl "\tStarting fail2ban.."
-   $fail2ban_init_script start > /dev/null 2>&1
+   $fail2ban_client start > /dev/null 2>&1
    if [ "$?" = "0" ];then
       echo_done
    else
diff --git a/ip6t-firewall-server.conf.sample b/ip6t-firewall-server.conf.sample
index c1ae72b..720d3bf 100644
--- a/ip6t-firewall-server.conf.sample
+++ b/ip6t-firewall-server.conf.sample
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # -------------
 
 ip6t="/sbin/ip6tables"
-fail2ban_init_script=""
+fail2ban_client="$(which fail2ban-client)"
 
 
 # -------------
diff --git a/ipt-firewall-server b/ipt-firewall-server
index 7e9efc0..ccfe005 100755
--- a/ipt-firewall-server
+++ b/ipt-firewall-server
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 
 CONFIG_FILE=/etc/ipt-firewall/ipt-firewall-server.conf
 
+if [[ -z "$fail2ban_client" ]]; then
+   fail2ban_client="$(which fail2ban-client)"
+fi
+
 
 # ------------- Load Kernel Modules -------------
 #
@@ -177,9 +181,9 @@ fi
 
 # ------------- Stop Fail2Ban if installed -------------
 #
-if [ -x "$fail2ban_init_script" ]; then
+if [ -x "$fail2ban_client" ]; then
    echononl "\tStopping fail2ban.."
-   $fail2ban_init_script stop > /dev/null 2>&1
+   $fail2ban_client stop > /dev/null 2>&1
    if [ "$?" = "0" ];then
       echo_done
    else
@@ -1551,13 +1555,14 @@ echo_done
 # -------------
 # ------------- Start Fail2Ban if installed
 # -------------
-
-if [ -x "$fail2ban_init_script" ]; then
+if [ -x "$fail2ban_client" ]; then
    echo
    echononl "\tStarting fail2ban.."
-   $fail2ban_init_script start > /dev/null 2>&1
+   $fail2ban_client start > /dev/null 2>&1
    if [ "$?" = "0" ];then
       echo_done
+   elif [ "$?" = "255" ]; then
+      echo_skipped
    else
       echo_failed
    fi
diff --git a/ipt-firewall-server.conf.sample b/ipt-firewall-server.conf.sample
index 0ee7d53..5e9d12b 100644
--- a/ipt-firewall-server.conf.sample
+++ b/ipt-firewall-server.conf.sample
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # -------------
 
 ipt="/sbin/iptables"
-fail2ban_init_script="/etc/init.d/fail2ban"
+fail2ban_client="$(which fail2ban-client)"
 
 
 # -------------