diff --git a/ssh_config.yml b/ssh_config.yml
index 646d66d..4ee0fd6 100644
--- a/ssh_config.yml
+++ b/ssh_config.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,17 @@
         state: present
         update_cache: true
 
+    - name: Create log file
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: /var/log/auth.log
+        state: touch
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+        mode: '0644'
+        modification_time: preserve
+        access_time: preserve
+      notify: restart fail2ban
+
     - name: Configure Fail2Ban for SSH
       ansible.builtin.copy:
         dest: /etc/fail2ban/jail.local