diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eec2b2e..b5b86d3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ Default attributes from the ossec-server role:
           '/etc/mcollective/facts.yaml' => {},
           '/etc/blkid.tab' => {},
           '/etc/mtab' => {},
+          '/etc/hosts.deny' => {},
           '/etc/mail/statistics => {}',
           '/etc/random-seed' => {},
           '/etc/adjtime' => {},
diff --git a/attributes/ossec.rb b/attributes/ossec.rb
index a034036..cf35584 100644
--- a/attributes/ossec.rb
+++ b/attributes/ossec.rb
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ default["ossec"]["syscheck"]["ignore"]['/etc/openvpn/openvpn-status.log'] = {}
 default["ossec"]["syscheck"]["ignore"]['/etc/motd'] = {}
 default["ossec"]["syscheck"]["ignore"]['/etc/blkid.tab'] = {}
 default["ossec"]["syscheck"]["ignore"]['/etc/mtab'] = {}
+default["ossec"]["syscheck"]["ignore"]['/etc/hosts.deny'] = {}
 default["ossec"]["syscheck"]["ignore"]['/etc/mail/statistics'] = {}
 default["ossec"]["syscheck"]["ignore"]['/etc/random-seed'] = {}
 default["ossec"]["syscheck"]["ignore"]['/etc/adjtime'] = {}