diff --git a/manifests/jail.pp b/manifests/jail.pp
index 196baba..b9ed6c9 100644
--- a/manifests/jail.pp
+++ b/manifests/jail.pp
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 # $action   - The action to take when fail2ban finds $maxretry $filter-matching
 #             records in $logpath
 # $bantime  - How much time to apply the ban, in seconds
+# $findtime - The counter is set to zero if no match is found within "findtime"
+#             seconds.
 
 define fail2ban::jail (
   $jailname  = '',
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ define fail2ban::jail (
   $logpath   = '',
   $maxretry  = '',
   $bantime   = '',
+  $findtime  = '',
   $enable    = true ) {
 
   include concat::setup
@@ -119,7 +122,7 @@ define fail2ban::jail (
       notify  => Service['fail2ban'],
     }
   }
-  concat::fragment{ "fail2ban_jail_$name":
+  concat::fragment{ "fail2ban_jail_${name}":
     ensure  => $ensure,
     target  => $fail2ban::jails_file,
     content => template('fail2ban/concat/jail.local-stanza.erb'),
diff --git a/spec/defines/fail2ban_jail_spec.rb b/spec/defines/fail2ban_jail_spec.rb
index 406d5a2..167fe52 100644
--- a/spec/defines/fail2ban_jail_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/fail2ban_jail_spec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "#{File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__),'..','spec_helper.rb')}"
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'spec_helper.rb')
 
 describe 'fail2ban::jail' do
 
@@ -7,14 +7,15 @@ describe 'fail2ban::jail' do
   let(:facts) { { :ipaddress => '10.42.42.42', :jails_file => '/etc/fail2ban/jail.local', :concat_basedir => '/var/lib/puppet/concat'} }
 
   describe 'Test basic jail.local is created' do
-    let(:params) { { :name    => 'sample1',
-                     :port    => '42',
-                     :logpath => '/path/to/somelog',
-                     :enable  => true, } }
+    let(:params) { { :name     => 'sample1',
+                     :port     => '42',
+                     :logpath  => '/path/to/somelog',
+                     :enable   => true,
+                     :findtime => '9000', } }
 
     it { should include_class('concat::setup') }
 #    it { should contain_concat__fragment('fail2ban_jail_sample1').with_target('/etc/fail2ban/jail.local').with_content(/*port     = 42
 #logpath  = \/path\/to\/somelog*/) }
-    it { should contain_concat__fragment('fail2ban_jail_sample1').with_target('/etc/fail2ban/jail.local').with_content("##################\n[fail2ban::jail]\nenabled  = true\nfilter   = fail2ban::jail\nport     = 42\nlogpath  = /path/to/somelog\n\n") }
+    it { should contain_concat__fragment('fail2ban_jail_sample1').with_target('/etc/fail2ban/jail.local').with_content("##################\n[fail2ban::jail]\nenabled  = true\nfilter   = fail2ban::jail\nport     = 42\nlogpath  = /path/to/somelog\nfindtime = 9000\n\n") }
   end
 end
diff --git a/templates/concat/jail.local-stanza.erb b/templates/concat/jail.local-stanza.erb
index 390aca7..453e5be 100644
--- a/templates/concat/jail.local-stanza.erb
+++ b/templates/concat/jail.local-stanza.erb
@@ -21,4 +21,7 @@ maxretry = <%= @real_maxretry %>
 <% if @real_bantime != '' -%>
 bantime  = <%= @real_bantime %>
 <% end -%>
+<% if @findtime != '' -%>
+findtime = <%= @findtime %>
+<% end -%>