diff --git a/tests/test_fail2ban.py b/tests/test_fail2ban.py
index 4cc3ab292d928a145bf06f47e8b2f8e918299fac..0c652c0df6bb00fd0c8762039b51c1b28bc007fc 100755
--- a/tests/test_fail2ban.py
+++ b/tests/test_fail2ban.py
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ def main():
 
     print("Checking fail2ban state:")
     if not check_service_running("fail2ban"):
-        u.error("fail2ban is not running")
-        errors += 1
+        u.warning("fail2ban is not running")
+        warnings += 1
     else:
         u.success("fail2ban is running")