diff --git a/DockerStandaloneHost/elements/docker/install.d/56-docker b/DockerStandaloneHost/elements/docker/install.d/56-docker
index f5f8003..e756e31 100755
--- a/DockerStandaloneHost/elements/docker/install.d/56-docker
+++ b/DockerStandaloneHost/elements/docker/install.d/56-docker
@@ -5,4 +5,10 @@ set -eu
 install-packages curl
 curl -sSL https://get.docker.com/ | sh
 
-echo 'DOCKER_OPTS="--bip=172.31.0.1/16 --fixed-cidr=172.31.0.0/16 --mtu=1450"' >> /etc/default/docker
\ No newline at end of file
+echo 'DOCKER_OPTS="--bip=172.31.0.1/16 --fixed-cidr=172.31.0.0/16 --mtu=1450"' >> /etc/default/docker
+if [[ $(lsb_release -c -s) == 'jessie' ]]; then
+ # On debian docker ignores /etc/default/docker file
+ # Modifying docker.service to add reference to config file
+ sed -i '/Type=notify/a EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/docker' /lib/systemd/system/docker.service
+ sed -i 's/fd:\/\//fd:\/\/ $DOCKER_OPTS/g' /lib/systemd/system/docker.service
+fi
diff --git a/Kubernetes/KubernetesCluster/elements/docker/install.d/56-docker b/Kubernetes/KubernetesCluster/elements/docker/install.d/56-docker
index f5f8003..169e389 100755
--- a/Kubernetes/KubernetesCluster/elements/docker/install.d/56-docker
+++ b/Kubernetes/KubernetesCluster/elements/docker/install.d/56-docker
@@ -5,4 +5,11 @@ set -eu
 install-packages curl
 curl -sSL https://get.docker.com/ | sh
 
-echo 'DOCKER_OPTS="--bip=172.31.0.1/16 --fixed-cidr=172.31.0.0/16 --mtu=1450"' >> /etc/default/docker
\ No newline at end of file
+echo 'DOCKER_OPTS="--bip=172.31.0.1/16 --fixed-cidr=172.31.0.0/16 --mtu=1450"' >> /etc/default/docker
+
+if [[ $(lsb_release -c -s) == 'jessie' ]]; then
+ # On debian docker ignores /etc/default/docker file
+ # Modifying docker.service to add reference to config file
+ sed -i '/Type=notify/a EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/docker' /lib/systemd/system/docker.service
+ sed -i 's/fd:\/\//fd:\/\/ $DOCKER_OPTS/g' /lib/systemd/system/docker.service
+fi