diff --git a/files/gitlab-cookbooks/runit/recipes/default.rb b/files/gitlab-cookbooks/runit/recipes/default.rb
index fc97e83..43b44aa 100644
--- a/files/gitlab-cookbooks/runit/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/files/gitlab-cookbooks/runit/recipes/default.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,12 @@
 
 case node["platform_family"]
 when "debian"
-  include_recipe "runit::upstart"
+  case node["platform"]
+  when "debian"
+    include_recipe "runit::sysvinit"
+  else
+    include_recipe "runit::upstart"
+  end
 when "rhel"
   case node["platform"]
   when "amazon", "xenserver"
--
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