diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 14b915d..d2be56e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ It has been tested on:
 * el6.x
 * ubuntu 12.04
 * ubuntu 13.04
+* debian 6.07
 
 `$::osfamily == RedHat` and EPEL packages
 -----------------------------------------
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 41b95e7..3a9ec94 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -55,38 +55,29 @@
       }
     }
     debian: {
-      case $::operatingsystem {
-        ubuntu: {
-          # I use ubuntu 12.04 and 13.04, have not tested others
-          $gmond_package_name    = 'ganglia-monitor'
-          $gmond_service_name    = 'ganglia-monitor'
+      $gmond_package_name    = 'ganglia-monitor'
+      $gmond_service_name    = 'ganglia-monitor'
 
-          $gmetad_package_name   = 'gmetad'
-          $gmetad_service_name   = 'gmetad'
-          $gmetad_user           = 'nobody'
+      $gmetad_package_name   = 'gmetad'
+      $gmetad_service_name   = 'gmetad'
+      $gmetad_user           = 'nobody'
 
-          $web_package_name      = 'ganglia-webfrontend'
-          $web_php_config        = '/usr/share/ganglia-webfrontend/conf.php'
+      $web_package_name      = 'ganglia-webfrontend'
+      $web_php_config        = '/usr/share/ganglia-webfrontend/conf.php'
 
-          $gmond_service_config  = '/etc/ganglia/gmond.conf'
-          $gmond_service_erb     = 'ganglia/gmond.conf.ubuntu.erb'
+      $gmond_service_config  = '/etc/ganglia/gmond.conf'
+      $gmond_service_erb     = 'ganglia/gmond.conf.debian.erb'
 
-          $gmetad_service_config = '/etc/ganglia/gmetad.conf'
-          # it's the same file as el6 with only the default user comment changed
-          $gmetad_service_erb    = 'ganglia/gmetad.conf.el6.erb'
+      $gmetad_service_config = '/etc/ganglia/gmetad.conf'
+      # it's the same file as el6 with only the default user comment changed
+      $gmetad_service_erb    = 'ganglia/gmetad.conf.el6.erb'
 
-          # ubuntu 12.10 and below didn't have a status command in the init script
-          if ($::lsbmajdistrelease <= 12) {
-            $gmond_status_command  = 'pgrep -u ganglia -f /usr/sbin/gmond'
-            $gmetad_status_command = 'pgrep -u nobody -f /usr/sbin/gmetad'
-          }
-        }
-        default: {
-          fail("Module ${module_name} is not supported on osfamily/operatingsystem: ${::osfamily}/${::operatingsystem}")
-        }
+      # ubuntu 12.10 and below didn't have a status command in the init script
+      if ! ($::operatingsystem == 'Ubuntu' and $::lsbmajdistrelease > 12) {
+        $gmond_status_command  = 'pgrep -u ganglia -f /usr/sbin/gmond'
+        $gmetad_status_command = 'pgrep -u nobody -f /usr/sbin/gmetad'
       }
     }
-
     default: {
       fail("Module ${module_name} is not supported on ${::operatingsystem}")
     }
diff --git a/spec/classes/params_spec.rb b/spec/classes/params_spec.rb
index fd30f25..96fa3f4 100644
--- a/spec/classes/params_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/params_spec.rb
@@ -34,29 +34,24 @@
   end
 
   describe 'for osfamily debian' do
-    let :facts do
-      {
-        :osfamily => 'Debian'
-      }
-    end
+    let(:facts) {{ :osfamily => 'Debian' }}
 
-    describe 'for operatingsystem ubuntu' do
-      before { facts[:operatingsystem] = 'Ubuntu' ; facts[:lsbmajdistrelease] = 12 }
+    describe 'for operatingsystem debian' do
+      before { facts[:operatingsystem] = 'Debian' }
 
       it { should contain_class('ganglia::params') }
     end
 
-    describe 'for operatingsystem debian' do
-      before { facts[:operatingsystem] = 'Debian' }
-
-      it 'should fail' do
-        expect { should contain_class('ganglia::params') }.
-          to raise_error(Puppet::Error, /not supported on .*Debian\/Debian/)
+    describe 'for operatingsystem ubuntu' do
+      before do
+        facts[:operatingsystem] = 'Ubuntu'
+        facts[:lsbmajdistrelease] = 12 
       end
+
+      it { should contain_class('ganglia::params') }
     end
   end
 
-
   describe 'unsupported osfamily' do
     let :facts do 
       {
diff --git a/templates/gmond.conf.ubuntu.erb b/templates/gmond.conf.debian.erb
similarity index 100%
rename from templates/gmond.conf.ubuntu.erb
rename to templates/gmond.conf.debian.erb