diff --git a/.config/fail2ban/jail.local b/.config/fail2ban/jail.local
index 7dfe4c5..eab5f84 100644
--- a/.config/fail2ban/jail.local
+++ b/.config/fail2ban/jail.local
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 [DEFAULT]
 bantime = 1d
+backend = systemd
 
 [sshd]
 enabled = true