diff --git a/libraries/helpers.rb b/libraries/helpers.rb
index a317ae0..ce461ce 100644
--- a/libraries/helpers.rb
+++ b/libraries/helpers.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ def self.codename_for_platform_version(version)
         case version
         when /^6\./ then 'squeeze'
         when /^7\./ then 'wheezy'
+        when /^8\./ then 'jessie'
         else 'stable'
         end
       end
diff --git a/spec/libraries/helpers_spec.rb b/spec/libraries/helpers_spec.rb
index 0a67ecb..f3d4592 100644
--- a/spec/libraries/helpers_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/libraries/helpers_spec.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       '6.0.7'   => 'squeeze',
       '7.0'     => 'wheezy',
       '7.1'     => 'wheezy',
-      '8.0'     => 'stable',
+      '8.0'     => 'jessie',
       'unknown' => 'stable',
     }
     versions.each do |version, codename|