fail2ban fails to ban.. no pun intended

so hi there guys, Fail2ban seems to Fail more than ban…? what is wrong with my config? any ideas?

Status for the jail: ssh
|- filter
| |- File list: /var/log/auth.log
| |- Currently failed: 3
| - Total failed: 20- action
|- Currently banned: 0
| - IP list:- Total banned: 2
root@txqnss:/var/log# fail2ban-client status wordpress
Status for the jail: wordpress
|- filter
| |- File list: /var/log/auth.log
| |- Currently failed: 0
| - Total failed: 74- action
|- Currently banned: 0
| - IP list:- Total banned: 1

Any ideas?