diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index f4790bc..9eaa878 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@
     - fail2ban
     - fail2ban-install
 
-- name: update configuration file - /etc/fail2ban/fail2ban.conf
+- name: update configuration file - /etc/fail2ban/fail2ban.local
   template:
-    src: etc/fail2ban/fail2ban.conf.j2
-    dest: /etc/fail2ban/fail2ban.conf
+    src: etc/fail2ban/fail2ban.local.j2
+    dest: /etc/fail2ban/fail2ban.local
     owner: root
     group: root
     mode: 0644
diff --git a/templates/etc/fail2ban/fail2ban.conf.j2 b/templates/etc/fail2ban/fail2ban.conf.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index a7a4866..0000000
--- a/templates/etc/fail2ban/fail2ban.conf.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-# {{ ansible_managed }}
-
-# Fail2Ban configuration file
-#
-# Author: Cyril Jaquier
-#
-# $Revision$
-#
-
-[Definition]
-
-# Option:  loglevel
-# Notes.:  Set the log level output.
-#          1 = ERROR
-#          2 = WARN
-#          3 = INFO
-#          4 = DEBUG
-# Values:  NUM  Default:  3
-#
-loglevel = {{ fail2ban_loglevel }}
-
-# Option:  logtarget
-# Notes.:  Set the log target. This could be a file, SYSLOG, STDERR or STDOUT.
-#          Only one log target can be specified.
-# Values:  STDOUT STDERR SYSLOG file  Default:  /var/log/fail2ban.log
-#
-logtarget = {{ fail2ban_logtarget }}
-{% if fail2ban_logtarget == "SYSLOG" %}
-syslog-target = {{ fail2ban_syslog_target }}
-syslog-facility = {{ fail2ban_syslog_facility }}
-{% endif %}
-
-# Option: socket
-# Notes.: Set the socket file. This is used to communicate with the daemon. Do
-#         not remove this file when Fail2ban runs. It will not be possible to
-#         communicate with the server afterwards.
-# Values: FILE  Default:  /var/run/fail2ban/fail2ban.sock
-#
-socket = {{ fail2ban_socket }}
-
-# Option: pidfile
-# Notes.: Set the PID file. This is used to store the process ID of the
-#         fail2ban server.
-# Values: [ FILE ]  Default: /var/run/fail2ban/fail2ban.pid
-#
-pidfile = {{ fail2ban_pidfile }}
diff --git a/templates/etc/fail2ban/fail2ban.local.j2 b/templates/etc/fail2ban/fail2ban.local.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1643807
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/etc/fail2ban/fail2ban.local.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# {{ ansible_managed }}
+
+# Overrides values from the fail2ban.conf configuration file.
+#
+# For comments relating to each setting see fail2ban.conf
+
+[Definition]
+
+loglevel = {{ fail2ban_loglevel }}
+logtarget = {{ fail2ban_logtarget }}
+
+{% if fail2ban_logtarget == "SYSLOG" %}
+syslog-target = {{ fail2ban_syslog_target }}
+syslog-facility = {{ fail2ban_syslog_facility }}
+{% endif %}
+
+socket = {{ fail2ban_socket }}
+
+pidfile = {{ fail2ban_pidfile }}