diff --git a/test/integration/roles/setup_postgresql_db/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/roles/setup_postgresql_db/tasks/main.yml
index 38bcd50dcc..c49eede664 100644
--- a/test/integration/roles/setup_postgresql_db/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/roles/setup_postgresql_db/tasks/main.yml
@@ -52,15 +52,15 @@
     loop_var: postgresql_package_item
   when: ansible_pkg_mgr  ==  'apt'
 
-- name: Initialize postgres (systemd)
+- name: Initialize postgres (RedHat systemd)
   command: postgresql-setup initdb
   when: ansible_distribution == "Fedora" or (ansible_os_family  == "RedHat" and ansible_distribution_major_version|int >= 7)
 
-- name: Initialize postgres (sysv)
+- name: Initialize postgres (RedHat sysv)
   command: /sbin/service postgresql initdb
   when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat" and ansible_distribution_major_version|int <= 6
 
-- name: Iniitalize postgres (upstart)
+- name: Iniitalize postgres (Debian)
   command: /usr/bin/pg_createcluster {{ pg_ver }} main
   # Sometimes package install creates the db cluster, sometimes this step is needed
   ignore_errors: True
diff --git a/test/integration/roles/setup_postgresql_db/vars/Debian-8.yml b/test/integration/roles/setup_postgresql_db/vars/Debian-8.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f829bd1996
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/roles/setup_postgresql_db/vars/Debian-8.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+postgresql_service: "postgresql"
+
+postgresql_packages:
+  - "postgresql"
+  - "postgresql-common"
+  - "python-psycopg2"
+
+pg_hba_location: "/etc/postgresql/9.4/main/pg_hba.conf"
+pg_dir: "/var/lib/postgresql/9.4/main"
+pg_ver: 9.4
diff --git a/test/integration/roles/test_apt/tasks/apt.yml b/test/integration/roles/test_apt/tasks/apt.yml
index 5d331b192d..201404f647 100644
--- a/test/integration/roles/test_apt/tasks/apt.yml
+++ b/test/integration/roles/test_apt/tasks/apt.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   register: apt_result
 
 - name: check hello with dpkg
-  shell: dpkg --get-selections | fgrep hello
+  shell: dpkg-query -l hello
   failed_when: False
   register: dpkg_result
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
   register: apt_result
 
 - name: check hello with dpkg
-  shell: dpkg --get-selections | fgrep hello
+  shell: dpkg-query -l hello
   failed_when: False
   register: dpkg_result
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
   register: apt_result
 
 - name: check hello with wildcard with  dpkg
-  shell: dpkg --get-selections | fgrep hello
+  shell: dpkg-query -l hello
   failed_when: False
   register: dpkg_result
 
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@
         - "dpkg_result.rc == 0"
 
 - name: check hello version
-  shell: dpkg -s hello | grep Version | sed -r 's/Version:\s+([a-zA-Z0-9.-]+)\s*$/\1/'
+  shell: dpkg -s hello | grep Version | awk '{print $2}'
   register: hello_version
 - name: check hello architecture
-  shell: dpkg -s hello | grep Architecture | sed -r 's/Architecture:\s+([a-zA-Z0-9.-]+)\s*$/\1/'
+  shell: dpkg -s hello | grep Architecture | awk '{print $2}'
   register: hello_architecture
 
 - name: uninstall hello with apt
diff --git a/test/integration/roles/test_apt_repository/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/roles/test_apt_repository/tasks/main.yml
index 8a16a061bd..38ae8f0447 100644
--- a/test/integration/roles/test_apt_repository/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/roles/test_apt_repository/tasks/main.yml
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@
 # along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 - include: 'apt.yml'
-  when: ansible_distribution in ('Ubuntu', 'Debian')
+  when: ansible_distribution in ('Ubuntu')
 
diff --git a/test/integration/roles/test_service/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/roles/test_service/tasks/main.yml
index 8b61d62143..de7c29a9cb 100644
--- a/test/integration/roles/test_service/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/roles/test_service/tasks/main.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 - include: 'sysv_setup.yml'
   when: ansible_distribution in ['RedHat', 'CentOS', 'ScientificLinux'] and (ansible_distribution_version|version_compare('6', '>=') and ansible_distribution_version|version_compare('7', '<'))
 - include: 'systemd_setup.yml'
-  when: (ansible_distribution in ['RedHat', 'CentOS', 'ScientificLinux'] and (ansible_distribution_version|version_compare('7', '>=') and ansible_distribution_version|version_compare('8', '<'))) or ansible_distribution == 'Fedora' or (ansible_distribution == 'Ubuntu' and ansible_distribution_version|version_compare('15.04', '>='))
+  when: (ansible_distribution in ['RedHat', 'CentOS', 'ScientificLinux'] and (ansible_distribution_version|version_compare('7', '>=') and ansible_distribution_version|version_compare('8', '<'))) or ansible_distribution == 'Fedora' or (ansible_distribution == 'Ubuntu' and ansible_distribution_version|version_compare('15.04', '>=')) or (ansible_distribution == 'Debian' and ansible_distribution_version|version_compare('8', '>='))
 - include: 'upstart_setup.yml'
   when: ansible_distribution == 'Ubuntu' and ansible_distribution_version|version_compare('15.04', '<')
 
diff --git a/test/integration/roles/test_service/tasks/systemd_setup.yml b/test/integration/roles/test_service/tasks/systemd_setup.yml
index 4a3a81a4a6..d1428149d0 100644
--- a/test/integration/roles/test_service/tasks/systemd_setup.yml
+++ b/test/integration/roles/test_service/tasks/systemd_setup.yml
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 - name: install the systemd unit file
-  copy: src=ansible.systemd dest=/usr/lib/systemd/system/ansible_test.service
+  copy: src=ansible.systemd dest=/etc/systemd/system/ansible_test.service
   register: install_systemd_result
 
 - name: install a broken systemd unit file
-  file: src=ansible_test.service path=/usr/lib/systemd/system/ansible_test_broken.service state=link
+  file: src=ansible_test.service path=/etc/systemd/system/ansible_test_broken.service state=link
   register: install_broken_systemd_result
 
 - name: assert that the systemd unit file was installed
   assert:
     that:
-    - "install_systemd_result.dest == '/usr/lib/systemd/system/ansible_test.service'"
+    - "install_systemd_result.dest == '/etc/systemd/system/ansible_test.service'"
     - "install_systemd_result.state == 'file'"
     - "install_systemd_result.mode == '0644'"
     - "install_systemd_result.checksum == 'ca4b413fdf3cb2002f51893b9e42d2e449ec5afb'"
-    - "install_broken_systemd_result.dest == '/usr/lib/systemd/system/ansible_test_broken.service'"
+    - "install_broken_systemd_result.dest == '/etc/systemd/system/ansible_test_broken.service'"
     - "install_broken_systemd_result.state == 'link'"