diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 345ae4a..2c92324 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -144,11 +144,11 @@ $fn_fail2ban_agent      = 'Fail2Ban/%(fail2ban_version)s',
 $reqpackages    = $::operatingsystem ? {
     /(?i-mx:centos|fedora|redhat)/ => ['fail2ban','fail2ban-firewalld',
                                         'fail2ban-sendmail',
-                                        'fail2ban-server.noarch'],
+                                        'fail2ban-server.noarch','jwhois'],
   }
 
 $fn_jail_paths    = $::operatingsystem ? {
-    /(?i-mx:centos|fedora|redhat)/ => ['fedora'],
+    /(?i-mx:centos|fedora|redhat)/ => 'fedora',
   }
 
 # shortcuts