diff --git a/snmp/fail2ban b/snmp/fail2ban
index f965c55..8564002 100644
--- a/snmp/fail2ban
+++ b/snmp/fail2ban
@@ -105,8 +105,9 @@ sub main::HELP_MESSAGE {
 #generats stats
 sub stats{
 	my %toReturn;
-	$toReturn{total}=0; # total number in jails
-	$toReturn{jails}={}; # each jail
+	$toReturn{data}={};
+	$toReturn{data}{total}=0; # total number in jails
+	$toReturn{data}{jails}={}; # each jail
 	$toReturn{error}=0; # error code, 0 if good
 	$toReturn{errorString}=''; # detailed description of any errors
 	$toReturn{version}='1'; # format version of the returned data
@@ -147,8 +148,8 @@ sub stats{
 			$jailTotal=~s/\s//g;
 			
 			#tally the total and add this jail to the list
-			$toReturn{total} = $toReturn{total} + $jailTotal;
-			$toReturn{jails}{ $jails[$int] } = $jailTotal;
+			$toReturn{data}{total} = $toReturn{data}{total} + $jailTotal;
+			$toReturn{data}{jails}{ $jails[$int] } = $jailTotal;
 			
 			$int++;
 		}