diff --git a/debian/source/lintian-overrides b/debian/source/lintian-overrides
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+fail2ban: national-encoding *usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/fail2ban/tests/files/testcase-wrong-char.log*
+fail2ban: national-encoding *usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/fail2ban/tests/files/testcase01.log*