diff --git a/tasks/configure_iptables_externalusers.yml b/tasks/configure_iptables_externalusers.yml
index 3cd72e929bb5be5b56de684d3f303840dd729ec8..784766b1578db07c1a65e9e18037ec7e98781f80 100644
--- a/tasks/configure_iptables_externalusers.yml
+++ b/tasks/configure_iptables_externalusers.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 - name: iptables-Regeln setzen (ZIH der TU Dresden)
   iptables:
-    action: append
+    action: insert
     chain: INPUT
     comment: "{{ item.comment }}"
     destination: "{{ item.dest | default(omit) }}"