diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 940f512..1b15ad0 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class mistral::params {
       $mistral_wsgi_script_source = '/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/mistral/api/wsgi.py'
     }
     'Debian': {
-      $common_package_name        = 'mistral'
+      $common_package_name        = 'mistral-common'
       $api_package_name           = 'mistral-api'
       $api_service_name           = 'mistral-api'
       $engine_package_name        = 'mistral-engine'
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix_debian_common_package_name-3268b0e603bd292f.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix_debian_common_package_name-3268b0e603bd292f.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..efab95c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix_debian_common_package_name-3268b0e603bd292f.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - The name of the mistal common package was incorrect
+    on debian based systems. The correct package name
+    is 'mistral-common'