diff --git a/tests/test_fail2ban.py b/tests/test_fail2ban.py
index 16f15db21a8f7d5de0568deaf2f5629b0ae7803a..80436ea42cb6aa4fe67ca7f7e92013a79bd4b5fc 100755
--- a/tests/test_fail2ban.py
+++ b/tests/test_fail2ban.py
@@ -69,8 +69,10 @@ def get_jails() -> list:
     :rtype: list
     """
 
-    _, output = u.exec_cmd(["fail2ban-client status | grep 'Jail list'"])
-    jails = output.split(":")[1].replace(" ", "").split(",")
+    _, output = u.exec_cmd(
+        "fail2ban-client status | grep 'Jail list'", log_output=False
+    )
+    jails = output.split(":")[1].strip().replace(" ", "").split(",")
 
     return jails
 
@@ -85,12 +87,13 @@ def check_jail_banned(name: str) -> int:
     """
 
     _, output = u.exec_cmd(
-        "fail2ban-client status {} | grep 'Currently banned'".format(name)
+        "fail2ban-client status {} | grep 'Currently banned'".format(name),
+        log_output=False,
     )
-    banned = output.split(":")[1].replace(" ", "")
+    banned = output.split(":")[1].strip()
 
     if banned:
-        return banned
+        return int(banned)
 
     return 0