diff --git a/baddie-detector/baddiefinder/filter.py b/baddie-detector/baddiefinder/filter.py
index b23673e..09621a9 100644
--- a/baddie-detector/baddiefinder/filter.py
+++ b/baddie-detector/baddiefinder/filter.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class Filter:
     
     def process(self, info):
         """
-        process an info and return True if it should be added to blocklist
+        process an info and return a string representation of a reason to add to blocklist
         any other return value will cause this info to NOT be added to blocklist
         """
 
@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@ class FloodfillFilter(Filter):
     def process(self, info):
         caps = util.getcaps(info)
         if not caps:
-            return False
+            return 
         if b'f' not in caps:
-            return False
+            return 
         h = util.getaddress(info)
         if h not in self._floodfills:
             self._floodfills[h] = 0
         self._floodfills[h] += 1
-        return self._floodfills[h] > self.fmax
+        if self._floodfills[h] > self.fmax:
+            return '{} > {} floodfills per ip'.format(self._floodfills[h], self.fmax)
diff --git a/baddie-detector/baddiefinder/processor.py b/baddie-detector/baddiefinder/processor.py
index cec8951..634475a 100644
--- a/baddie-detector/baddiefinder/processor.py
+++ b/baddie-detector/baddiefinder/processor.py
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ class BaddieProcessor:
     def hook(self, entry):
         now = datetime.datetime.now()
         for f in self._filters:
-            if f.process(entry) is True:
-                self.add_baddie(entry, 'detected by {} on {}'.format(f.name, now.strftime("%c").replace(":",'-')))
+            reason = f.process(entry)
+            if reason is not None:
+                self.add_baddie(entry, 'detected by {} on {} ({})'.format(f.name, now.strftime("%c").replace(":",'-'), reason))
 
     def add_baddie(self, entry, reason):
         addr = util.getaddress(entry).decode('ascii')