diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 84e9c87c..bb1fd707 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ ver. 0.9.1 (2014/xx/xx) - better, faster, stronger
    * systemd backend error on bad utf-8 in python3
    * badips.py action error when logging HTTP error raised with badips request
    * fail2ban-regex failed to work in python3 due to space/tab mix
+   * recidive regex samples incorrect log level
    * journalmatch for recidive incorrect PRIORITY
    * loglevel couldn't be changed in fail2ban.conf
    * Handle case when no sqlite library is available for persistent database
diff --git a/config/filter.d/recidive.conf b/config/filter.d/recidive.conf
index da90d5aa..aa1b0013 100644
--- a/config/filter.d/recidive.conf
+++ b/config/filter.d/recidive.conf
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ _daemon = fail2ban\.server\.actions
 # jail using this filter 'recidive', or change this line!
 _jailname = recidive
 
-failregex = ^(%(__prefix_line)s| %(_daemon)s%(__pid_re)s?:\s+)WARNING\s+\[(?!%(_jailname)s\])(?:.*)\]\s+Ban\s+<HOST>\s*$
+failregex = ^(%(__prefix_line)s| %(_daemon)s%(__pid_re)s?:\s+)NOTICE\s+\[(?!%(_jailname)s\])(?:.*)\]\s+Ban\s+<HOST>\s*$
 
 [Init]
 
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/recidive b/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/recidive
index b9c39105..4b23b1a5 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/recidive
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/recidive
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 # failJSON: { "time": "2006-02-13T15:52:30", "match": true , "host": "1.2.3.4" }
-2006-02-13 15:52:30,388 fail2ban.server.actions: WARNING [sendmail] Ban 1.2.3.4
+2006-02-13 15:52:30,388 fail2ban.server.actions: NOTICE [sendmail] Ban 1.2.3.4
 # failJSON: { "time": "2006-02-13T15:52:30", "match": true , "host": "1.2.3.4", "desc": "Extended with [PID]" }
-2006-02-13 15:52:30,388 fail2ban.server.actions[123]: WARNING [sendmail] Ban 1.2.3.4
+2006-02-13 15:52:30,388 fail2ban.server.actions[123]: NOTICE [sendmail] Ban 1.2.3.4
 # failJSON: { "match": false }
-2006-02-13 16:07:31,183 fail2ban.server.actions: WARNING [sendmail] Unban 1.2.3.4
+2006-02-13 16:07:31,183 fail2ban.server.actions: NOTICE [sendmail] Unban 1.2.3.4
 # failJSON: { "match": false }
-2006-02-13 15:52:30,388 fail2ban.server.actions: WARNING [recidive] Ban 1.2.3.4
+2006-02-13 15:52:30,388 fail2ban.server.actions: NOTICE [recidive] Ban 1.2.3.4
 # syslog example
 # failJSON: { "time": "2004-09-16T00:44:55", "match": true , "host": "10.0.0.7" }
-Sep 16 00:44:55 spaceman fail2ban.server.actions: WARNING [jail] Ban 10.0.0.7
+Sep 16 00:44:55 spaceman fail2ban.server.actions: NOTICE [jail] Ban 10.0.0.7
 
+# failJSON: { "time": "2006-02-13T15:52:30", "match": true , "host": "1.2.3.4", "desc": "Extended with [PID] and padding" }
+2006-02-13 15:52:30,388 fail2ban.server.actions[123]: NOTICE  [sendmail] Ban 1.2.3.4