diff --git a/library/packaging/apt_repository b/library/packaging/apt_repository
index 80da67b798..55994ed824 100644
--- a/library/packaging/apt_repository
+++ b/library/packaging/apt_repository
@@ -349,7 +349,8 @@ def main():
     update_cache = module.params['update_cache']
     sourceslist = None
 
-    if isinstance(distro, aptsources.distro.DebianDistribution):
+    if isinstance(distro, aptsources.distro.DebianDistribution) or \
+            isinstance(distro, aptsources.distro.Distribution):
         sourceslist = SourcesList()
     elif isinstance(distro, aptsources.distro.UbuntuDistribution):
         sourceslist = UbuntuSourcesList(add_ppa_signing_keys_callback=get_add_ppa_signing_key_callback(module))