diff --git a/web/job/check_client_ip_job.go b/web/job/check_client_ip_job.go
index 6ba27939..51bf5d7e 100644
--- a/web/job/check_client_ip_job.go
+++ b/web/job/check_client_ip_job.go
@@ -32,13 +32,18 @@ func (j *CheckClientIpJob) Run() {
 	logger.Debug("Check Client IP Job...")
 
 	if hasLimitIp() {
+		//create log file for Fail2ban IP Limit
 		logIpFile, err := os.OpenFile("/var/log/3xipl.log", os.O_CREATE|os.O_APPEND|os.O_RDWR, 0644)
-		if err != nil {
-			logger.Errorf("Failed to create or open IP Limit Log file: %s", err)
-		}
+		checkError(err)
 		defer logIpFile.Close()
 		log.SetOutput(logIpFile)
 		log.SetFlags(log.LstdFlags)
+
+		//create file to collect access.log to another file accessp.log (p=persistent)
+		logAccessP, err := os.OpenFile("/usr/local/x-ui/accessp.log", os.O_CREATE|os.O_APPEND|os.O_RDWR, 0644)
+		checkError(err)
+		defer logAccessP.Close()
+
 		processLogFile()
 	}
 
@@ -140,6 +145,12 @@ func processLogFile() {
 	time.Sleep(time.Second * 3)
 	//added 3 seconds delay before cleaning logs to reduce chance of logging IP that already has been banned
 	if shouldCleanLog {
+		//copy log
+		input, err := os.ReadFile(accessLogPath)
+		checkError(err)
+		if err := os.WriteFile("/usr/local/x-ui/accessp.log", input, 0644); err != nil {
+			checkError(err)
+		}
 		// clean log
 		if err := os.Truncate(GetAccessLogPath(), 0); err != nil {
 			checkError(err)
diff --git a/x-ui.sh b/x-ui.sh
index b3e4078e..f5091a68 100644
--- a/x-ui.sh
+++ b/x-ui.sh
@@ -733,7 +733,6 @@ install_iplimit() {
         esac
         echo -e "${green}Fail2ban installed successfully!${plain}\n"
     else
-        sudo systemctl stop fail2ban
         echo -e "${yellow}Fail2ban is already installed.${plain}\n"
     fi
 
@@ -788,9 +787,16 @@ actionunban = <iptables> -D f2b-<name> -s <ip> -j <blocktype>
 
 [Init]
 EOF
-    
+
+    #Launching fail2ban
+    if ! sudo systemctl is-active --quiet fail2ban; then
+        sudo systemctl start fail2ban
+        echo test-start
+    else
+        systemctl restart fail2ban
+        echo test-restart
+    fi
     sudo systemctl enable fail2ban
-    sudo systemctl start fail2ban
 
     echo -e "${green}IP Limit installed and configured successfully!${plain}\n"
     before_show_menu