diff -u fail2ban-0.8.2/debian/changelog fail2ban-0.8.2/debian/changelog
--- fail2ban-0.8.2/debian/changelog
+++ fail2ban-0.8.2/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+fail2ban (0.8.2-2ubuntu1) hardy-proposed; urgency=low
+
+  * debian/fail2ban.init: fail2ban doesnt restart after reboot because
+    of /var/run (LP: #22804) 
+
+ -- Chuck Short <zulcss@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:17:22 -0400
+
 fail2ban (0.8.2-2) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * BF: Recommends whois, which is used in some actions (LP: #213227)
diff -u fail2ban-0.8.2/debian/control fail2ban-0.8.2/debian/control
--- fail2ban-0.8.2/debian/control
+++ fail2ban-0.8.2/debian/control
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 Source: fail2ban
 Section: net
 Priority: optional
-Maintainer: Yaroslav Halchenko <debian@onerussian.com>
+Maintainer: Ubuntu MOTU Developers <ubuntu-motu@lists.ubuntu.com>
+XSBC-Original-Maintainer: Yaroslav Halchenko <debian@onerussian.com>
 Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 5.0.37.2), python
 Build-Depends-Indep: python-central (>= 0.5.6)
 XS-Python-Version: current, >= 2.4
diff -u fail2ban-0.8.2/debian/fail2ban.init fail2ban-0.8.2/debian/fail2ban.init
--- fail2ban-0.8.2/debian/fail2ban.init
+++ fail2ban-0.8.2/debian/fail2ban.init
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@
 		DAEMON_ARGS="$DAEMON_ARGS -x"
 	fi
 
+	# Assure that /var/run/fail2ban exists
+	[ -d /var/run/fail2ban ] || mkdir -p /var/run/fail2ban
+
 	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --chuid root --exec $DAEMON -- \
 		$DAEMON_ARGS start > /dev/null\
 		|| return 2