diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2c852add..1e43771f 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ setup(
 						), 
 						('/etc/fail2ban/action.d', 
 							glob("config/action.d/*.conf")
+						),
+						('/var/run/fail2ban',
+							''
 						)
 					]
 )