diff --git a/distros/debian8/zoneminder.config b/distros/debian8/zoneminder.config
index 7e300f3db..04609d062 100644
--- a/distros/debian8/zoneminder.config
+++ b/distros/debian8/zoneminder.config
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # config maintainer script for zoneminder
 
-CONFIGFILE=/etc/zm/zm.conf
-
-set -e
+set -x
 
 # Source the debconf stuff
 . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
 
+CONFIGFILE=/etc/zm/zm.conf
+
 # Ask the user if debconf shall be used to configure the package
+db_set zoneminder/debconf_install true
 db_input high zoneminder/debconf_install || true
 db_go || true
-db_get zoneminder/debconf_install
 
 # Exit if the user didn't want to use debconf
+db_get zoneminder/debconf_install
 if [ "$RET" = false ]; then
     exit 0
 fi
@@ -41,7 +42,6 @@ if [ "$ZM_DB_TYPE" = mysql ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ -f /usr/share/dbconfig-common/dpkg/config ]; then
-
     # Set the first version in which dbconfig-common was introduced in the package
     dbc_first_version="1.28.0"
 
diff --git a/distros/debian8/zoneminder.postinst b/distros/debian8/zoneminder.postinst
index 79c7c2865..25781ad8b 100644
--- a/distros/debian8/zoneminder.postinst
+++ b/distros/debian8/zoneminder.postinst
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # postinst maintainer script for zoneminder
 
-CONFIGFILE=/etc/zm/zm.conf
+set -x
 
-set -e
+# Source the debconf stuff
+. /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
+
+CONFIGFILE=/etc/zm/zm.conf
 
 old_version=$2
 
@@ -39,9 +42,6 @@ mysql_install_admin() {
     dbc_mysql_exec_command "INSERT INTO Users (id, username, password) VALUES (1, '$ADMIN_LOGIN', '$md5_password');" || true
 }
 
-# Source the debconf stuff
-. /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
-
 # Exit if user didn't want to use debconf
 db_get zoneminder/debconf_install
 if [ "$RET" = false ]; then