diff --git a/imgbom/distro/identify_test.go b/imgbom/distro/identify_test.go
index b21899dac..671f012a3 100644
--- a/imgbom/distro/identify_test.go
+++ b/imgbom/distro/identify_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ func TestParseOsRelease(t *testing.T) {
 			name:       "redhat",
 			RawVersion: "8.1",
 		},
+		{
+			fixture:    "test-fixtures/unprintable",
+			name:       "debian",
+			RawVersion: "8",
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
diff --git a/imgbom/distro/test-fixtures/unprintable b/imgbom/distro/test-fixtures/unprintable
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa9c6b547
--- /dev/null
+++ b/imgbom/distro/test-fixtures/unprintable
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+PRETTY_NAME="Debian GNU/Linux 8 (jessie)"
+NAME="Debian GNU/Linux"
+VERSION_ID="8"
+VERSION="8 (jessie)"
+ID=debian
+HOME_URL="http://www.debian.org/"
+SUPPORT_URL="http://www.debian.org/support"
+BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.debian.org/"