diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__apt_pin/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__apt_pin/manifest
index b1372ad0..909bc80d 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__apt_pin/manifest
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__apt_pin/manifest
@@ -19,9 +19,17 @@
 #
 
 
+name="$__object_id"
+
 os=$(cat "$__global/explorer/os")
 state="$(cat "$__object/parameter/state")"
-package="$(cat "$__object/parameter/package")"
+
+if [ -f "$__object/parameter/package" ]; then
+    package="$(cat "$__object/parameter/package")"
+else
+    package=$name
+fi
+
 distribution="$(cat "$__object/parameter/distribution")"
 priority="$(cat "$__object/parameter/priority")"
 
@@ -31,13 +39,10 @@ case "$os" in
    ;;
    *)
       printf "This type is specific to Debian and it's derivatives" >&2
-      printf "If you feel there's an equivalent functionality in %s, please contribute..." "$os" >&2
       exit 1
    ;;
 esac
 
-name="$__object_id"
-
 case $distribution in
     stabletesting|unsatbel|experimental)
         pin="release a=$distribution"
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__apt_pin/nonparallel b/cdist/conf/type/__apt_pin/nonparallel
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__apt_pin/parameter/default/package b/cdist/conf/type/__apt_pin/parameter/default/package
deleted file mode 100644
index 72e8ffc0..00000000
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__apt_pin/parameter/default/package
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-*