diff --git a/fail2ban/tasks/main.yml b/fail2ban/tasks/main.yml
index b9df04ca..cf366539 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/fail2ban/tasks/main.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     dest: /etc/fail2ban/jail.local
     mode: "0644"
     notify: restart fail2ban
+    force: no
   tags:
   - fail2ban