diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 2962ee9..0fce0d9 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@
 # @param  [string]  fn_default_action Choose default action.
 # @param  [string] fn_extra_repo_url Specify the URL for the extra repo for 
 #   additiional required packages, which are not in the regular repos.
+# @param [string] fn_jail_paths the fail path. defaults to fedora.
 ###############################################################################
 class cd_fail2ban::params (
 
@@ -177,14 +178,10 @@ $fn_action_blocklist_de     = 'blocklist_de[email="%(sender)s", service=%(filter
 $fn_action_badips           = 'badips.py[category="%(__name__)s", banaction="%(banaction)s", agent="%(fail2ban_agent)s"]',
 $fn_action_badips_report    = 'badips[category="%(__name__)s", agent="%(fail2ban_agent)s"]',
 $fn_default_action          = 'action_',
-
+$fn_jail_paths              = 'fedora'
 
 ) {
 
-$fn_jail_paths    = $::operatingsystem ? {
-    /(?i-mx:centos|fedora|rocky|redhat)/ => 'fedora',
-  }
-
 # shortcuts
 $fn_os                  = $::operatingsystem