diff --git a/config/fail2ban/jail.local b/config/fail2ban/jail.local
index 0909fb2..0d117fa 100644
--- a/config/fail2ban/jail.local
+++ b/config/fail2ban/jail.local
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
- # External command that will take an tagged arguments to ignore, e.g. <ip>,
+[DEFAULT]
+# External command that will take an tagged arguments to ignore, e.g. <ip>,
 # and return true if the IP is to be ignored. False otherwise.
 #
 # ignorecommand = /path/to/command <ip>