diff --git a/roles/bastionhost/tasks/system_setup/aide.yml b/roles/bastionhost/tasks/system_setup/aide.yml
index 75ffdde..f0e41ea 100644
--- a/roles/bastionhost/tasks/system_setup/aide.yml
+++ b/roles/bastionhost/tasks/system_setup/aide.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   tags: aide,hardening,system
   block:
     - name: system setup | aide | run aide --init (this may take a while)
-      command: aide --init
+      command: aide --config /etc/aide/aide.conf --init
       register: aide_init_result
       changed_when: "'AIDE, version' in aide_init_result.stdout"
       async: 1800 # Allow up to 30 minutes for initialization