diff --git a/sendmail/manifests/init.pp b/sendmail/manifests/init.pp
index 1bf514d..134981d 100644
--- a/sendmail/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/sendmail/manifests/init.pp
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ class sendmail::common {
             }
             $ostype = "linux"
         }
+        "ubuntu","debian": {
+            $ostype = "linux"
+        }
         "openbsd": {
             $ostype = "openbsd"
         }