diff --git a/install/lib/install.lib.php b/install/lib/install.lib.php
index 9bd0e1d2bfdc69ef7aeddff9fd53506819b49500..113d7eaa1641a4812e962216b3fcaf09309c6940 100644
--- a/install/lib/install.lib.php
+++ b/install/lib/install.lib.php
@@ -178,6 +178,12 @@ function get_distname() {
 			$distid = 'debian60';
 			$distbaseid = 'debian';
 			swriteln("Operating System: Debian 7.0 (Wheezy/Sid) or compatible\n");
+		} elseif(strstr(trim(file_get_contents('/etc/debian_version')), '8') || substr(trim(file_get_contents('/etc/debian_version')),0,1) == '8') {
+			$distname = 'Debian';
+			$distver = 'Jessie';
+			$distid = 'debian60';
+			$distbaseid = 'debian';
+			swriteln("Operating System: Debian 8.0 (Jessie) or compatible\n");
 		} else {
 			$distname = 'Debian';
 			$distver = 'Unknown';
diff --git a/server/lib/classes/monitor_tools.inc.php b/server/lib/classes/monitor_tools.inc.php
index f4e4507c2056113c62ae0977e28631dde0e9cbba..aa1875e9d7cf23c48ed8a23fe094a643f877c88b 100644
--- a/server/lib/classes/monitor_tools.inc.php
+++ b/server/lib/classes/monitor_tools.inc.php
@@ -149,6 +149,11 @@ class monitor_tools {
 				$distver = 'Wheezy/Sid';
 				$distid = 'debian60';
 				$distbaseid = 'debian';
+			} elseif(strstr(trim(file_get_contents('/etc/debian_version')), '8') || substr(trim(file_get_contents('/etc/debian_version')),0,1) == '8') {
+				$distname = 'Debian';
+				$distver = 'Jessie';
+				$distid = 'debian60';
+				$distbaseid = 'debian';
 			} else {
 				$distname = 'Debian';
 				$distver = 'Unknown';