diff --git a/lib/performance.sh b/lib/performance.sh
index 872958a..54482df 100644
--- a/lib/performance.sh
+++ b/lib/performance.sh
@@ -339,15 +339,13 @@ perform_health_check() {
         echo
         
         echo "=== Security Status ==="
-        # Check Fail2ban if SSH was configured (which includes Fail2ban) and not openSUSE
-        if [[ "${CONFIGURE_SSH:-true}" == "true" && "$DISTRO" != "opensuse" ]]; then
+        # Check Fail2ban if SSH was configured (which includes Fail2ban)
+        if [[ "${CONFIGURE_SSH:-true}" == "true" ]]; then
             if systemctl is-active --quiet fail2ban; then
                 echo "✅ Fail2ban: Active"
             else
                 echo "❌ Fail2ban: Inactive"
             fi
-        elif [[ "$DISTRO" == "opensuse" ]]; then
-            echo "ℹ️ Fail2ban: Not available on openSUSE (compatibility issues)"
         else
             echo "ℹ️ Fail2ban: Not configured"
         fi
diff --git a/lib/security.sh b/lib/security.sh
index 1470897..435744e 100644
--- a/lib/security.sh
+++ b/lib/security.sh
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ install_fail2ban() {
             ;;
         opensuse)
             handle_error sudo zypper install -y fail2ban
-            # On openSUSE, Fail2ban has issues with systemd backend, skip it for now
-            log_warning "Fail2ban on openSUSE may have compatibility issues. Consider manual configuration."
-            return 0
+            # On openSUSE, create a basic log file for Fail2ban to monitor
+            sudo touch /var/log/fail2ban.log
+            sudo chmod 644 /var/log/fail2ban.log
             ;;
         *)
             log_error "Unsupported Linux distribution: $DISTRO"
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ enabled = false
 
 [recidive]
 enabled = true
+logpath = /var/log/fail2ban.log
 EOF
 
     handle_error sudo systemctl enable fail2ban