From 480b3fe831b171f3752d52253e40f08e66aec06e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeff Geerling <geerlingguy@mac.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2018 22:56:00 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Fix failing Debian tests.

---
 .travis.yml            | 1 +
 defaults/main.yml      | 2 ++
 tasks/setup-Debian.yml | 8 +++++++-
 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 defaults/main.yml

diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index aeeea5e..3ca2a9f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ env:
     - MOLECULE_DISTRO: fedora27
     - MOLECULE_DISTRO: ubuntu1804
     - MOLECULE_DISTRO: debian9
+    - MOLECULE_DISTRO: debian8
 
 install:
   # Install test dependencies.
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8004cc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+ansible_default_release: ""
diff --git a/tasks/setup-Debian.yml b/tasks/setup-Debian.yml
index 7688a1f..6e50fb6 100644
--- a/tasks/setup-Debian.yml
+++ b/tasks/setup-Debian.yml
@@ -6,12 +6,18 @@
       {{ ansible_distribution_release }}-backports main'
     state: present
     filename: "{{ ansible_distribution_release }}_backports"
+  when: ansible_distribution_version < 9
 
 - name: Update apt cache.
   apt: update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=86400
 
+- name: Set the default_release option for older Debian versions.
+  set_fact:
+    ansible_default_release: "{{ ansible_distribution_release }}-backports"
+  when: ansible_distribution_version < 9
+
 - name: Install Ansible.
   apt:
     name: ansible
     state: present
-    default_release: "{{ ansible_distribution_release }}-backports"
+    default_release: "{{ ansible_default_release }}"