diff --git a/mint.sh b/mint.sh
index 046e95d..25686aa 100644
--- a/mint.sh
+++ b/mint.sh
@@ -23,3 +23,7 @@ sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -y  install ubuntu-restricted-extras
 
 # cleanup
 sudo rm -rf debian.ansible.basics
+
+# enable firewall
+sudo ufw enable
+