diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/service/debian.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/service/debian.rb
index 233242a1c..e54fb13df 100755
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/service/debian.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/service/debian.rb
@@ -1,35 +1,37 @@
 # Manage debian services.  Start/stop is the same as InitSvc, but enable/disable
 # is special.
 Puppet::Type.type(:service).provide :debian, :parent => :init do
     desc "Debian's form of ``init``-style management.  The only difference
         is that this supports service enabling and disabling via ``update-rc.d``."
 
     commands :update => "/usr/sbin/update-rc.d"
     defaultfor :operatingsystem => :debian
 
     def self.defpath
         superclass.defpath
     end
 
     # Remove the symlinks
     def disable
         update "-f", @resource[:name], "remove"
+        update @resource[:name], "stop 1 2 3 4 5 6 ."
     end
 
     def enabled?
         output = update "-n", "-f", @resource[:name], "remove"
 
         # If it's enabled, then it will print output showing removal of
         # links.
         if output =~ /etc\/rc[\dS].d|not installed/
             return :true
         else
             return :false
         end
     end
 
     def enable
+        update "-f", @resource[:name], "remove"
         update @resource[:name], "defaults"
     end
 end