diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 95390ef..f0bbbc2 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 fail2ban_config:
   DEFAULT:
-    logtarget: SYSLOG
+    logtarget: SYSTEMD-JOURNAL
+    allowipv6: auto
 
 fail2ban_jail:
   DEFAULT:
+    backend: systemd
     banaction: nftables-multiport
     banaction_allports: nftables-allports
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index ec40cf7..c258810 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 - name: Install fail2ban
   ansible.builtin.apt:
-    pkg: fail2ban
+    pkg:
+    - fail2ban
+    - python3-systemd
 
 - name: Copy fail2ban config
   ansible.builtin.template: