diff --git a/setup-deps-ubuntu.bash b/setup-deps-ubuntu.bash
index 8c8c394..a6c84a4 100644
--- a/setup-deps-ubuntu.bash
+++ b/setup-deps-ubuntu.bash
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ echo "updating apt-get..."
 sudo bash -c "apt-get update -qq -y < /dev/null" > /dev/null
 
 # fail2ban
-if [ -z "$(which fail2ban-server | grep fail2ban)" ]; then
-  if [ -z "${NO_FAIL2BAN}" ]; then
-    echo "installing fail2ban..."
-    sudo bash -c "apt-get install -qq -y fail2ban < /dev/null" > /dev/null
-  fi
-fi
+#if [ -z "$(which fail2ban-server | grep fail2ban)" ]; then
+#  if [ -z "${NO_FAIL2BAN}" ]; then
+#    echo "installing fail2ban..."
+#    sudo bash -c "apt-get install -qq -y fail2ban < /dev/null" > /dev/null
+#  fi
+#fi
 
 # git, wget, curl, build-essential
 if [ -z "$(which pkg-config | grep pkg-config)" ] || [ -z "$(which git | grep git)" ] || [ -z "$(which wget | grep wget)" ] || [ -z "$(which curl | grep curl)" ] || [ -z "$(which gcc | grep gcc)" ] || [ -z "$(which rsync | grep rsync)" ]