diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index fc591814..fad0e412 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ ver. 0.7.6 (200?/??/??) - ???
 ----------
 - Added a "sleep 1" in redhat-initd. Thanks to Jim Wight
 - Use /dev/log for SYSLOG output. Thanks to Joerg Sommrey
+- Use numeric output for iptables in "actioncheck"
 
 ver. 0.7.5 (2006/12/07) - beta
 ----------
diff --git a/config/action.d/iptables.conf b/config/action.d/iptables.conf
index 27809e13..d9be0202 100644
--- a/config/action.d/iptables.conf
+++ b/config/action.d/iptables.conf
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ actionstop = iptables -D INPUT -p <protocol> --dport <port> -j fail2ban-<name>
 # Notes.:  command executed once before each fwban command
 # Values:  CMD
 #
-actioncheck = iptables -L INPUT | grep -q fail2ban-<name>
+actioncheck = iptables -n -L INPUT | grep -q fail2ban-<name>
 
 # Option:  fwban
 # Notes.:  command executed when banning an IP. Take care that the