diff --git a/usr/local/share/bastille/bootstrap.sh b/usr/local/share/bastille/bootstrap.sh
index dbb0b54a..48e1f1f5 100644
--- a/usr/local/share/bastille/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/usr/local/share/bastille/bootstrap.sh
@@ -478,6 +478,13 @@ ubuntu_focal|focal|ubuntu-focal)
     ensure_debootstrap
     debootstrap --foreign --arch=amd64 --no-check-gpg focal "${bastille_releasesdir}"/Ubuntu_2004
     ;;
+debian_stretch|stretch|debian-stretch)
+    check_linux_prerequisites
+    ensure_debootstrap
+    debootstrap --foreign --arch=amd64 --no-check-gpg stretch "${bastille_releasesdir}"/Debian9
+    echo "Increasing APT::Cache-Start"
+    echo "APT::Cache-Start 251658240;" > "${bastille_releasesdir}"/Debian9/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/00aptitude
+    ;;
 *)
     usage
     ;;
diff --git a/usr/local/share/bastille/create.sh b/usr/local/share/bastille/create.sh
index fb3023bc..3b5b22a5 100644
--- a/usr/local/share/bastille/create.sh
+++ b/usr/local/share/bastille/create.sh
@@ -593,6 +593,10 @@ if [ -n "${LINUX_JAIL}" ]; then
         ## check for FreeBSD releases name
         NAME_VERIFY=ubuntu_focal
         ;;
+    debian_stretch|stretch|debian-stretch)
+        ## check for FreeBSD releases name
+        NAME_VERIFY=stretch
+        ;;
     *)
         error_notify "Unknown Linux."
         usage
@@ -651,6 +655,10 @@ if [ -z "${EMPTY_JAIL}" ]; then
         NAME_VERIFY=Ubuntu_2004
         validate_release
         ;;
+    debian_stretch|stretch|debian-stretch)
+        NAME_VERIFY=Debian9
+        validate_release
+        ;;
     *)
         error_notify "Unknown Release."
         usage