diff --git a/templates/etc/fail2ban/fail2ban.local.j2 b/templates/etc/fail2ban/fail2ban.local.j2
index b994eeb..38868fb 100644
--- a/templates/etc/fail2ban/fail2ban.local.j2
+++ b/templates/etc/fail2ban/fail2ban.local.j2
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# {{ ansible_managed }}
+{{ ansible_managed | comment }}
 
 # Overrides values from the fail2ban.conf configuration file.
 #
diff --git a/templates/etc/fail2ban/jail.local.j2 b/templates/etc/fail2ban/jail.local.j2
index c23ede3..d468f2f 100644
--- a/templates/etc/fail2ban/jail.local.j2
+++ b/templates/etc/fail2ban/jail.local.j2
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# {{ ansible_managed }}
+{{ ansible_managed | comment }}
 
 # Fail2Ban local configuration file.
 # Overrides changes in the main jail file, /etc/fail2ban/jail.conf