diff --git a/firewall/manifests/init.pp b/firewall/manifests/init.pp
index 225285f..8237f9d 100644
--- a/firewall/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/firewall/manifests/init.pp
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ class firewall::common::iptables {
             }
         }
         "debian": {
-            $iptables = "/etc/iptables/rules"
-            $ip6tables = undef
+            $iptables = "/etc/iptables/rules.v4"
+            $ip6tables = "/etc/iptables/rules.v6"
         }
     }
     $ip6states = versioncmp($::kernelversion, "2.6.20")
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ class firewall::common::iptables {
             default  => "iptables",
         },
         alias   => $::operatingsystem ? {
+            "debian" => "ip6tables",
             "ubuntu" => "ip6tables",
             default  => undef,
         },