diff --git a/openvpn-install.sh b/openvpn-install.sh
index 0fe840e..cdb9d89 100644
--- a/openvpn-install.sh
+++ b/openvpn-install.sh
@@ -737,6 +737,11 @@ verb 3" >> /etc/openvpn/server.conf
 		systemctl daemon-reload
 		systemctl restart openvpn-server@server
 		systemctl enable openvpn-server@server
+	elif [[ "$OS" == 'debian' ]] && [[ "$VERSION_ID" == "16.04"]]; then
+		# On Ubuntu 16.04, we use the package from the OpenVPN repo
+		# This package uses a sysvinit service
+		systemctl enable openvpn
+		systemctl start openvpn
 	else
 		# Workaround to fix OpenVPN service on OpenVZ
 		sed -i 's|LimitNPROC|#LimitNPROC|' /lib/systemd/system/openvpn\@.service