diff --git a/fail2ban/client/configurator.py b/fail2ban/client/configurator.py
index 3b9845b6..4d28238f 100644
--- a/fail2ban/client/configurator.py
+++ b/fail2ban/client/configurator.py
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ class Configurator:
 	def getEarlyOptions(self):
 		return self.__fail2ban.getEarlyOptions()
 
-	def getOptions(self, jail = None):
-		self.__fail2ban.getOptions()
+	def getOptions(self, jail=None, updateMainOpt=None):
+		self.__fail2ban.getOptions(updateMainOpt)
 		return self.__jails.getOptions(jail)
 		
 	def convertToProtocol(self):
diff --git a/fail2ban/client/fail2bancmdline.py b/fail2ban/client/fail2bancmdline.py
index 356255af..e1bc5f1e 100644
--- a/fail2ban/client/fail2bancmdline.py
+++ b/fail2ban/client/fail2bancmdline.py
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ class Fail2banCmdLine():
 		try:
 			self.configurator.Reload()
 			self.configurator.readAll()
-			ret = self.configurator.getOptions(jail)
+			ret = self.configurator.getOptions(jail, self._conf)
 			self.configurator.convertToProtocol()
 			stream = self.configurator.getConfigStream()
 		except Exception as e:
diff --git a/fail2ban/client/fail2banreader.py b/fail2ban/client/fail2banreader.py
index b3012c9b..8e1b0e5c 100644
--- a/fail2ban/client/fail2banreader.py
+++ b/fail2ban/client/fail2banreader.py
@@ -49,13 +49,15 @@ class Fail2banReader(ConfigReader):
 		]
 		return ConfigReader.getOptions(self, "Definition", opts)
 	
-	def getOptions(self):
+	def getOptions(self, updateMainOpt=None):
 		opts = [["string", "loglevel", "INFO" ],
 				["string", "logtarget", "STDERR"],
 				["string", "syslogsocket", "auto"],
 				["string", "dbfile", "/var/lib/fail2ban/fail2ban.sqlite3"],
 				["string", "dbpurgeage", "1d"]]
 		self.__opts = ConfigReader.getOptions(self, "Definition", opts)
+		if updateMainOpt:
+			self.__opts.update(updateMainOpt)
 	
 	def convert(self):
 		# Ensure logtarget/level set first so any db errors are captured