diff --git a/debian/resources/fail2ban.sh b/debian/resources/fail2ban.sh
index 87525ea..b5cf2da 100755
--- a/debian/resources/fail2ban.sh
+++ b/debian/resources/fail2ban.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 verbose "Installing Fail2ban"
 
 #add the dependencies
-apt-get install -y fail2ban
+apt-get install -y fail2ban rsyslog
 
 #move the filters
 cp fail2ban/freeswitch.conf /etc/fail2ban/filter.d/freeswitch.conf