diff --git a/cookbooks/nomad/files/etc/nomad.d/acl.hcl b/cookbooks/nomad/files/etc/nomad.d/acl.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f88f1d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cookbooks/nomad/files/etc/nomad.d/acl.hcl
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+acl {
+  enabled = true
+}