diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__consul_agent/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__consul_agent/manifest
index 198b83d6..f8cace94 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__consul_agent/manifest
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__consul_agent/manifest
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ case "$os" in
                 init_sysvinit debian
             ;;
             8)
-                init_sysvinit
+                init_systemd
             ;;
             *)
                 echo "Unsupported Debian version $os_version" >&2