diff --git a/debian/resources/fail2ban.sh b/debian/resources/fail2ban.sh
index b6247e0..d811b48 100755
--- a/debian/resources/fail2ban.sh
+++ b/debian/resources/fail2ban.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #move to script directory so all relative paths work
 cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 
+. ./config.sh
 . ./colors.sh
 . ./arguments.sh