diff --git a/manifests/custom_config.pp b/manifests/custom_config.pp
index 543ace94e..cadc2354d 100644
--- a/manifests/custom_config.pp
+++ b/manifests/custom_config.pp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   $content        = undef,
   $priority       = '25',
   $source         = undef,
-  $verify_command = '/usr/sbin/apachectl -t',
+  $verify_command = $::apache::params::verify_command,
   $verify_config  = true,
 ) {
 
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 07bbf530f..6c37f14ef 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@
   # The default error log level
   $log_level = 'warn'
 
+  if $::operatingsystem == 'Ubuntu' and $::lsbdistrelease == '10.04' {
+    $verify_command = '/usr/sbin/apache2ctl -t'
+  } else {
+    $verify_command = '/usr/sbin/apachectl -t'
+  }
   if $::osfamily == 'RedHat' or $::operatingsystem == 'amazon' {
     $user                 = 'apache'
     $group                = 'apache'