diff --git a/conf/fail2ban/jails.conf b/conf/fail2ban/jails.conf
index 0146b64c..290a75bb 100644
--- a/conf/fail2ban/jails.conf
+++ b/conf/fail2ban/jails.conf
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ action   = iptables-allports[name=recidive]
 enabled  = true
 
 [ssh]
+enabled = true
 maxretry = 7
 bantime = 3600