diff --git a/roles/openafs-client/tasks/openafs-client/Debian.yaml b/roles/openafs-client/tasks/openafs-client/Debian.yaml
index 2b56bd82c5..f2ad77db89 100644
--- a/roles/openafs-client/tasks/openafs-client/Debian.yaml
+++ b/roles/openafs-client/tasks/openafs-client/Debian.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # everywhere but our legacy Xenial x86 hosts (Debian stable has 1.8
 # inbuilt so we are good there).
 # https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openafs/+bug/1832690
-- name: Install openstackci openafs PPA
+- name: Install openstackci openafs PPA on Ubuntu
   apt_repository:
     repo: 'ppa:openstack-ci-core/openafs'
   when:
@@ -12,6 +12,16 @@
         ansible_architecture == 'x86_64' )
   become: yes
 
+# We install the ppa on debian too in order to get the fixed pacakages
+# in our PPA
+- name: Install openstackci openafs PPA on Debian
+  apt_repository:
+    repo: 'ppa:openstack-ci-core/openafs'
+    codename: bionic
+  when:
+    - ansible_distribution == 'Debian'
+  become: yes
+
 - name: Install kernel headers dependency
   package:
     name: