diff --git a/roles/common/tasks/main.yml b/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
index ed07ba5..126dc75 100644
--- a/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
     name: fail2ban
     state: started
     enabled: true
+  ignore_errors: "{{ ansible_check_mode }}"
   tags: [common, security]
 
 - name: Set vm.swappiness