diff --git a/scripts/upgrade b/scripts/upgrade
index c61ebcb..0feb801 100755
--- a/scripts/upgrade
+++ b/scripts/upgrade
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@ ynh_use_logrotate --non-append
 #=================================================
 ynh_script_progression --message="Upgrading fail2ban configuration..."
 
+# If it doesn't exist, create the logfile, required before configuring fail2ban
+if [ ! -f "/var/log/${domain}-access.log" ]; then
+	touch "/var/log/${domain}-access.log"
+fi
+
 # Create a dedicated Fail2Ban config
 ynh_add_fail2ban_config --logpath="/var/log/${domain}-access.log" --failregex="<HOST> .* \"GET /api/.*\" 401" --max_retry=5