diff --git a/scripts/restore b/scripts/restore
index 39a0157..51865cf 100644
--- a/scripts/restore
+++ b/scripts/restore
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ ynh_restore_file --origin_path="/etc/logrotate.d/$app"
 #=================================================
 ynh_script_progression --message="Restoring fail2ban configuration..."
 
+# If it doesn't exist, create the logfile, required before configuring fail2ban
+log4fail2ban="/var/log/nginx/${domain}-access.log"
+if [ ! -f "${log4fail2ban}" ]; then
+    touch "${log4fail2ban}"
+fi
+
 ynh_restore_file --origin_path="/etc/fail2ban/jail.d/$app.conf"
 ynh_restore_file --origin_path="/etc/fail2ban/filter.d/$app.conf"
 ynh_systemd_action --action=restart --service_name=fail2ban