diff --git a/fail2ban/server/transmitter.py b/fail2ban/server/transmitter.py
index 0faecb85..de80f624 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/transmitter.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/transmitter.py
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class Transmitter:
 		elif name == "dbmaxmatches":
 			db = self.__server.getDatabase()
 			if db is None:
-				logSys.msg("dbmaxmatches setting was not in effect since no db yet")
+				logSys.log(logging.MSG, "dbmaxmatches setting was not in effect since no db yet")
 				return None
 			else:
 				db.maxMatches = int(command[1])
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class Transmitter:
 		elif name == "dbpurgeage":
 			db = self.__server.getDatabase()
 			if db is None:
-				logSys.warning("dbpurgeage setting was not in effect since no db yet")
+				logSys.log(logging.MSG, "dbpurgeage setting was not in effect since no db yet")
 				return None
 			else:
 				db.purgeage = command[1]
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/servertestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/servertestcase.py
index b44674f2..c1c5cc10 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/servertestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/servertestcase.py
@@ -197,6 +197,8 @@ class Transmitter(TransmitterBase):
 		self.setGetTest("dbfile", tmpFilename)
 		# the same file name (again no jails / not changed):
 		self.setGetTest("dbfile", tmpFilename)
+		self.setGetTest("dbmaxmatches", "100", 100)
+		self.setGetTestNOK("dbmaxmatches", "LIZARD")
 		self.setGetTest("dbpurgeage", "600", 600)
 		self.setGetTestNOK("dbpurgeage", "LIZARD")
 		# the same file name (again with jails / not changed):
@@ -211,6 +213,12 @@ class Transmitter(TransmitterBase):
 		self.assertEqual(self.transm.proceed(
 			["get", "dbfile"]),
 			(0, None))
+		self.assertEqual(self.transm.proceed(
+			["set", "dbmaxmatches", "100"]),
+			(0, None))
+		self.assertEqual(self.transm.proceed(
+			["get", "dbmaxmatches"]),
+			(0, None))
 		self.assertEqual(self.transm.proceed(
 			["set", "dbpurgeage", "500"]),
 			(0, None))