diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ec8bdda3..29124261 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ releases.
 * Fixed ambiguous wrong recognized date pattern resp. its optional parts (see gh-1512);
 * FIPS compliant, use sha1 instead of md5 if it not allowed (see gh-1540)
 * Monit config: scripting is not supported in path (gh-1556)
+* `filter.d/apache-modsecurity.conf`
+    - Fixed for newer version (one space, gh-1626), optimized: non-greedy catch-all
+      replaced for safer match, unneeded catch-all anchoring removed, non-capturing
 * `filter.d/asterisk.conf`
     - Fixed to match different asterisk log prefix (source file: method:)
 * `filter.d/dovecot.conf`
diff --git a/config/filter.d/apache-modsecurity.conf b/config/filter.d/apache-modsecurity.conf
index ad7e9b24..13e9c5ea 100644
--- a/config/filter.d/apache-modsecurity.conf
+++ b/config/filter.d/apache-modsecurity.conf
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ before = apache-common.conf
 [Definition]
 
 
-failregex = ^%(_apache_error_client)s ModSecurity:  (\[.*?\] )*Access denied with code [45]\d\d.*$
+failregex = ^%(_apache_error_client)s ModSecurity:\s+(?:\[(?:\w+ \"[^\"]*\"|[^\]]*)\]\s*)*Access denied with code [45]\d\d
 
 ignoreregex = 
 
 # https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/wiki/ModSecurity-2-Data-Formats
 # Author: Daniel Black
+#         Sergey G. Brester aka sebres (review, optimization)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/apache-modsecurity b/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/apache-modsecurity
index d46d8ab4..3ca2e074 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/apache-modsecurity
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/files/logs/apache-modsecurity
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # failJSON: { "time": "2013-12-23T13:12:31", "match": true , "host": "173.255.225.101" }
 [Mon Dec 23 13:12:31 2013] [error] [client 173.255.225.101] ModSecurity:  [file "/etc/httpd/modsecurity.d/activated_rules/modsecurity_crs_21_protocol_anomalies.conf"] [line "47"] [id "960015"] [rev "1"] [msg "Request Missing an Accept Header"] [severity "NOTICE"] [ver "OWASP_CRS/2.2.8"] [maturity "9"] [accuracy "9"] [tag "OWASP_CRS/PROTOCOL_VIOLATION/MISSING_HEADER_ACCEPT"] [tag "WASCTC/WASC-21"][tag "OWASP_TOP_10/A7"] [tag "PCI/6.5.10"] Access denied with code 403 (phase 2). Operator EQ matched 0 at REQUEST_HEADERS. [hostname "www.mysite.net"] [uri "/"] [unique_id "Urf@f12qgHIAACrFOlgAAABA"]
 
-# failJSON: { "time": "2013-12-28T09:18:05", "match": true , "host": "32.65.254.69" }
-[Sat Dec 28 09:18:05 2013] [error] [client 32.65.254.69] ModSecurity:  [file "/etc/httpd/modsecurity.d/10_asl_rules.conf"] [line "635"] [id "340069"] [rev "4"] [msg "Atomicorp.com UNSUPPORTED DELAYED Rules: Web vulnerability scanner"] [severity "CRITICAL"] Access denied with code 403 (phase 2). Pattern match "(?:nessus(?:_is_probing_you_|test)|^/w00tw00t\\\\.at\\\\.)" at REQUEST_URI. [hostname "192.81.249.191"] [uri "/w00tw00t.at.blackhats.romanian.anti-sec:)"] [unique_id "4Q6RdsBR@b4AAA65LRUAAAAA"] 
+# failJSON: { "time": "2013-12-28T09:18:05", "match": true , "host": "32.65.254.69", "desc": "additional entry (and exact one space)" }
+[Sat Dec 28 09:18:05 2013] [error] [client 32.65.254.69] ModSecurity: [file "/etc/httpd/modsecurity.d/10_asl_rules.conf"] [line "635"] [id "340069"] [rev "4"] [msg "Atomicorp.com UNSUPPORTED DELAYED Rules: Web vulnerability scanner"] [severity "CRITICAL"] Access denied with code 403 (phase 2). Pattern match "(?:nessus(?:_is_probing_you_|test)|^/w00tw00t\\\\.at\\\\.)" at REQUEST_URI. [hostname "192.81.249.191"] [uri "/w00tw00t.at.blackhats.romanian.anti-sec:)"] [unique_id "4Q6RdsBR@b4AAA65LRUAAAAA"]