diff --git a/fail2ban.py b/fail2ban.py
index d2e88b3e..bd4048bc 100755
--- a/fail2ban.py
+++ b/fail2ban.py
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ def main():
 	
 	# Reads the config file and create a LogReader instance for
 	# each log file to check.
-	confReader = ConfigReader(conf["conffile"]);
+	confReader = ConfigReader(conf["conffile"])
 	confReader.openConf()
 	
 	# Options