diff --git a/tasks/backports.yml b/tasks/backports.yml
index b3fd357d83871cb3c698310b665f6e1a1f699b79..9320af2211bcc3e31e332778ebb338e03eeca91a 100644
--- a/tasks/backports.yml
+++ b/tasks/backports.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 - name: Assert
   assert:
-    that: ansible_distribution == 'Debian'
+    that:
+    - ansible_os_family == 'Debian'
+    - ansible_distribution_release in [ 'wheezy', 'jessie', 'trusty', 'precise', 'squeeze' ]
 
 - name: Add backports repositories
   with_items: