diff --git a/ignore-server-ready.patch b/ignore-server-ready.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02085a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ignore-server-ready.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--- a/scripts/services/fail2ban
++++ b/scripts/services/fail2ban
+@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@
+          ($ThisLine =~ /INFO\s+(Stopping all jails|Exiting Fail2ban)/) or
+          ($ThisLine =~ /INFO\s+Initiated '.*' backend/) or
+          ($ThisLine =~ /INFO\s+(Added logfile = .*|Set maxRetry = \d+|Set findtime = \d+|Set banTime = \d+)/) or
+-         ($ThisLine =~ /Unable to find a corresponding IP address for .*: \[Errno -2\] Name or service not known/)
++         ($ThisLine =~ /Unable to find a corresponding IP address for .*: \[Errno -2\] Name or service not known/) or
++         ($ThisLine =~ /: Server ready$/)
+        )
+     {
+         if ( $Debug >= 6 ) {
+
diff --git a/logwatch.spec b/logwatch.spec
index 55b6fa0..87333e1 100644
--- a/logwatch.spec
+++ b/logwatch.spec
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Patch1: systemd-deactivated.patch
 Patch2: sshd-sort-by-count.patch
 Patch3: zstd-log-support.patch
 Patch4: logwatch-add-support-for-chronyd.patch
+Patch5: ignore-server-ready.patch
 #Source0: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRequires: perl-generators
 BuildRequires: systemd-rpm-macros
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ echo "# Configuration overrides for specific logfiles/services may be placed her
 %changelog
 * Wed Feb 04 2026 Lukáš Zaoral <lzaoral@redhat.com> - 7.5.5-10
 - add support for chronyd (RHEL-36757)
+- ignore normal "Server ready" startup message from fail2ban (RHEL-83940)
 
 * Thu Jan 08 2026 Vincent Mihalkovic <vmihalko@redhat.com> - 7.5.5-9
 - Install and use systemd-tmpfiles.d mechanism