diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index e899c44..f7be568 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 #
 class magnum::params {
   include ::openstacklib::defaults
+
+  if ($::os_package_type == 'debian') {
+    $pyvers = '3'
+  } else {
+    $pyvers = ''
+  }
+
   $group = 'magnum'
   case $::osfamily {
     'RedHat': {
@@ -24,7 +31,7 @@ class magnum::params {
       # service names
       $api_service       = 'magnum-api'
       $conductor_service = 'magnum-conductor'
-      $client_package    = 'python-magnumclient'
+      $client_package    = "python${pyvers}-magnumclient"
     }
     default: {
       fail("Unsupported osfamily: ${::osfamily} operatingsystem")
diff --git a/spec/classes/magnum_client_spec.rb b/spec/classes/magnum_client_spec.rb
index 196cfef..1dd0ea4 100644
--- a/spec/classes/magnum_client_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/magnum_client_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe 'magnum::client' do
     it 'installs magnum client package' do
       is_expected.to contain_package('python-magnumclient').with(
         :ensure => 'present',
-        :name   => platform_params[:client_package],
+        :name   => platform_params[:client_package_name],
         :tag    => 'openstack',
       )
     end
@@ -27,9 +27,13 @@ describe 'magnum::client' do
       let(:platform_params) do
         case facts[:osfamily]
         when 'Debian'
-          { :client_package => 'python-magnumclient' }
+          if facts[:os_package_type] == 'debian'
+            { :client_package_name => 'python3-magnumclient' }
+          else
+            { :client_package_name => 'python-magnumclient' }
+          end
         when 'RedHat'
-          { :client_package => 'python2-magnumclient' }
+          { :client_package_name => 'python2-magnumclient' }
         end
       end
       it_configures 'magnum client'