diff --git a/f2b-config.sh b/f2b-config.sh
index 260e2c7..b99c8ea 100644
--- a/f2b-config.sh
+++ b/f2b-config.sh
@@ -42,3 +42,6 @@ if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then
     exit 2
 fi
 
+
+### default values for variables
+F2B-DIR='/etc/fail2ban'
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