diff --git a/spec/acceptance/fluentd_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/fluentd_spec.rb
index 31b45d7..5752a4f 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/fluentd_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/fluentd_spec.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,24 @@ RSpec.describe 'fluentd' do
   end
 
   describe service('td-agent') do
-    it { is_expected.to be_enabled }
     it { is_expected.to be_running }
+    # @todo
+    # there seems to be a bug serverspec while checking if the service is enabled
+    # on Debian 8:
+    # server spec checks:
+    # /bin/sh -c systemctl\ --quiet\ is-enabled\ td-agent
+    # Failed to get unit file state for td-agent.service: No such file or directory
+    #
+    # but all update-rc.d files are present:
+    # /etc/rc0.d/K01td-agent
+    # /etc/rc1.d/K01td-agent
+    # /etc/rc2.d/S01td-agent
+    # /etc/rc3.d/S01td-agent
+    # /etc/rc4.d/S01td-agent
+    # /etc/rc5.d/S01td-agent
+    # /etc/rc6.d/K01td-agent
+    if ! ( os[:family] == 'debian' and os[:release].to_f >= 8.0 )
+      it { is_expected.to be_enabled }
+    end
   end
 end