diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 4203fbf..5ab86b4 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ common_basic_packages:
   - curl
   - dstat
   - etckeeper
+  - fail2ban
   - git
   - htop
   - iputils-ping