diff --git a/2.Common_services/8.Fail2ban/0_setup.py b/2.Common_services/8.Fail2ban/0_setup.py
index 49c6c7b4d5aea6c15d6156747022393591863599..6f61ec4ed7422385eeb05aab60917139659192ae 100644
--- a/2.Common_services/8.Fail2ban/0_setup.py
+++ b/2.Common_services/8.Fail2ban/0_setup.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def setup(interactive=True):
     destemail = utils.get_conf('FAIL2BAN_DEST_EMAIL', '') or utils.get_conf('EMAIL_ADMINS', 'root@localhost')
     maxretry = utils.get_conf('FAIL2BAN_MAXRETRY', '6')
     bantime = utils.get_conf('FAIL2BAN_BANTIME', '30')
-    enabled = utils.get_conf('FAIL2BAN_ENABLED', '0')
+    enabled = 'true' if utils.get_conf('FAIL2BAN_ENABLED', '0') == '0' else 'false'
     cmds = [
         dict(
             line='write',