diff --git a/manifests/fail2ban.pp b/manifests/fail2ban.pp
index c6b2c4ee6378903fed8e91c6c0d3d75b8e388f4a..72058f4368c8e03d0ffaca7e5a9f8ca9e7e387e7 100644
--- a/manifests/fail2ban.pp
+++ b/manifests/fail2ban.pp
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 class lysnetwork::fail2ban {
+  if $facts['os']['name'] == 'CentOS' {
+    require ::epel
+  }
   package { 'fail2ban':
     ensure => latest,
     before => File['/etc/fail2ban/jail.local'],