diff --git a/setup/system.sh b/setup/system.sh
index 03b0d9df..e9b9f8c2 100755
--- a/setup/system.sh
+++ b/setup/system.sh
@@ -410,3 +410,5 @@ tools/editconf.py /etc/fail2ban/fail2ban.conf dbpurgeage=7d
 # scripts will ensure the files exist and then fail2ban is given another
 # restart at the very end of setup.
 restart_service fail2ban
+
+systemctl enable fail2ban