diff --git a/locale/manifests/init.pp b/locale/manifests/init.pp
index 2ceac84..c4a2ead 100644
--- a/locale/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/locale/manifests/init.pp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class locale($lang="en_US") {
                 changes => "set LANG ${lang}",
             }
         }
-        "ubuntu": {
+        "debian","ubuntu": {
             augeas { "i18n":
                 context => "/files/etc/default/locale",
                 changes => "set LANG ${lang}",