diff --git a/bigbluebutton-config/bin/bbb-conf b/bigbluebutton-config/bin/bbb-conf
index 4010cd3ffaae42b883c2c553d780e8d2f806a072..6f608d8815eccc90e3a07d90ba9258aa4cba4303 100755
--- a/bigbluebutton-config/bin/bbb-conf
+++ b/bigbluebutton-config/bin/bbb-conf
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ source /etc/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton-release
 # Figure out our environment (Debian vs. CentOS)
 #
 
-if [ -f /etc/centos-release ]; then
+if [ -f /etc/centos-release ] || [ -f /etc/system-release ]; then
     DISTRIB_ID=centos
     TOMCAT_USER=tomcat
     TOMCAT_DIR=/var/lib/$TOMCAT_USER