diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index bd72c86..cf30797 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# Defines ssh service name based on distro
+default[:ssh][:service_name] = case node["platform_family"]
+  when "debian","ubuntu" then "ssh"
+  else "sshd"
+end
+#
 # Port on which openssh listens on
 default[:ssh][:port] = "22"
 #
@@ -56,4 +62,4 @@
 # shouldn't really enable root login, but if you really must, DO NOT enable
 # password authentication. With both options enabled, your server will become
 # very vulnerable.
-default[:ssh][:root_authorized_keys] = []
+default[:ssh][:root_authorized_keys] = []
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diff --git a/metadata.rb b/metadata.rb
index 75051b2..c21b63e 100644
--- a/metadata.rb
+++ b/metadata.rb
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 maintainer_email "gerhard@lazu.co.uk"
 license          "Apache 2.0"
 description      "Configures openssh, adds system users"
-version          "1.4.0"
+version          "1.4.1"
+name             "ssh-cookbook"
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diff --git a/providers/config.rb b/providers/config.rb
index 255f0ec..410f1a3 100644
--- a/providers/config.rb
+++ b/providers/config.rb
@@ -2,14 +2,11 @@
   bash "Adding #{new_resource.name} to sshd_config" do
     code %{
       set -x
-      if [[ $(cat /etc/ssh/sshd_config) =~ "#{new_resource.match}" ]]; then
-        sed -i "s/#*#{new_resource.match}.*/#{new_resource.string}/g" /etc/ssh/sshd_config
-      else
-        echo -en "#{new_resource.string}\n" >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config
-      fi
+      sed -i '/#*#{new_resource.match}.*/ d' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+      echo -en "#{new_resource.string}\n" >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config
     }
     not_if %{ egrep -c "^#{new_resource.string}$" /etc/ssh/sshd_config -q }
-    notifies :restart, resources(:service => "ssh"), :delayed
+    notifies :restart, resources(:service => node[:ssh][:service_name]), :delayed
   end
 end
 
@@ -20,7 +17,7 @@
       echo -en "#{new_resource.string}\n" >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config
     }
     not_if %{ [[ ! $(cat /etc/ssh/sshd_config) =~ "#{new_resource.match}" ]] }
-    notifies :restart, resources(:service => "ssh"), :delayed
+    notifies :restart, resources(:service => node[:ssh][:service_name]), :delayed
   end
 end
 
@@ -31,6 +28,6 @@
       sed -i '/#{new_resource.match}.*/ d' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
     }
     only_if %{ egrep -c "^#{new_resource.string}$" /etc/ssh/sshd_config -q }
-    notifies :restart, resources(:service => "ssh"), :delayed
+    notifies :restart, resources(:service => node[:ssh][:service_name]), :delayed
   end
-end
+end
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diff --git a/recipes/chroot.rb b/recipes/chroot.rb
index 7e48008..615be07 100644
--- a/recipes/chroot.rb
+++ b/recipes/chroot.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-service "ssh"
+service node[:ssh][:service_name] do
+  provider Chef::Provider::Service::Upstart if 'ubuntu' == node['platform'] && Chef::VersionConstraint.new('>= 12.04').include?(node['platform_version'])
+end
 
 ssh_config "Subsystem sftp" do
   string "Subsystem sftp internal-sftp"
diff --git a/recipes/default.rb b/recipes/default.rb
index fd6acdf..a35727f 100644
--- a/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/recipes/default.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-service "ssh"
+service node[:ssh][:service_name] do
+  provider Chef::Provider::Service::Upstart if 'ubuntu' == node['platform'] && Chef::VersionConstraint.new('>= 12.04').include?(node['platform_version'])
+end
 
 ssh_config "Port" do
   string "Port #{node[:ssh][:port]}"
@@ -51,4 +53,4 @@
 ssh_authorized_keys "root" do
   home "/root"
   ssh_keys node[:ssh][:root_authorized_keys]
-end
+end
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