diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index fa07196..94eb4c2 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
   ansible.builtin.command: >
     fail2ban-server -V
   changed_when: false
+  check_mode: false
   register: _fail2ban_version_raw
   tags:
     - configuration
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
     fail2ban_version: "{{ _fail2ban_version_raw.stdout | regex_search('([0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+)') }}"
   changed_when: false
+  check_mode: false
   tags:
     - configuration
     - fail2ban