diff --git a/app/Config/logging.php b/app/Config/logging.php
index 0b55dc24d..406b9f2f9 100644
--- a/app/Config/logging.php
+++ b/app/Config/logging.php
@@ -79,4 +79,9 @@ return [
         ],
     ],
 
+    // Failed Access Message
+    // Defines the message to log into webserver logs in case of failed access,
+    // for further processing by tools like Fail2Ban.
+    'failed_access_message' => env('FAILED_ACCESS_MESSAGE', ''),
+
 ];
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php
index c000af49e..cf9e44e43 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Auth/LoginController.php
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class LoginController extends Controller
       */
     protected function logFailedAccess($request)
     {
-        $log_msg = env('FAILED_ACCESS_MESSAGE', '');
+        $log_msg = config('logging.failed_access_message');
 
         if (!is_string($request->get($this->username())) || !is_string($log_msg) || strlen($log_msg)<1)
             return;