diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index c0c9aacb2..b948bb6a6 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -503,9 +503,9 @@
   $additional_service_params = '--foreground'
   $service_type              = 'simple'
 
-  $default_web_config_owner = $facts['os']['name'] ? {
-    /(Ubuntu|Debian)/ => 'www-data',
-    default           => 'apache',
+  $default_web_config_owner = $facts['os']['family'] ? {
+    'Debian' => 'www-data',
+    default  => 'apache',
   }
 
   $_web_config_owner = getvar('::apache::user')