diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index a3fb9cf..c051718 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -179,8 +179,16 @@
     $locale_template = 'locale.erb'
   }
 
+  case $ensure {
+    'present': {
+      $default_file_ensure = 'file'
+    }
+    default: {
+      $default_file_ensure = 'absent'
+    }
+  }
   file { $default_file:
-    ensure  => $ensure,
+    ensure  => $default_file_ensure,
     owner   => 'root',
     group   => 0,
     mode    => '0644',
@@ -189,10 +197,17 @@
   }
 
   $debian_legacy_location = '/etc/default/locale'
-  if $facts['os']['family'] == 'Debian' and $default_file != $debian_legacy_location {
-    file { $debian_legacy_location:
-      ensure => $ensure,
-      target => $default_file,
+  $debian_new_location = '/etc/locale.conf'
+  if $facts['os']['family'] == 'Debian' {
+    if $default_file == $debian_legacy_location {
+      file { $debian_new_location:
+        ensure => absent,
+      }
+    } else {
+      file { $debian_legacy_location:
+        ensure => $ensure,
+        target => '../locale.conf',
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 8f076d5..b1e4376 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
           $config_file = '/etc/locale.gen'
         }
         /(Debian|Raspbian|Kali|Parrot)/: {
-          if versioncmp($facts['os']['release']['major'], '12') >= 0 {
+          if versioncmp($facts['os']['release']['major'], '13') >= 0 {
             $default_file = '/etc/locale.conf'
           } else {
             $default_file = '/etc/default/locale'
diff --git a/spec/classes/init_spec.rb b/spec/classes/init_spec.rb
index 0ee2de4..a1a28d9 100644
--- a/spec/classes/init_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/init_spec.rb
@@ -18,18 +18,20 @@
 
         case facts[:os]['family'].downcase
         when 'debian'
+          debian_legacy_location = '/etc/default/locale'
+          debian_new_location = '/etc/locale.conf'
           case facts[:os]['name'].downcase
           when 'debian'
-            default_file = if Gem::Version.new(facts[:os]['release']['major']) >= Gem::Version.new('12')
-                             '/etc/locale.conf'
+            default_file = if Gem::Version.new(facts[:os]['release']['major']) > Gem::Version.new('12')
+                             debian_new_location
                            else
-                             '/etc/default/locale'
+                             debian_legacy_location
                            end
           when 'ubuntu'
             default_file = if Gem::Version.new(facts[:os]['release']['full']) >= Gem::Version.new('24.04')
-                             '/etc/locale.conf'
+                             debian_new_location
                            else
-                             '/etc/default/locale'
+                             debian_legacy_location
                            end
           end
         when 'sles', 'suse'
@@ -38,21 +40,29 @@
           default_file = '/etc/locale.conf'
         end
 
-        if os =~ (%r{^(debian|ubuntu)}) && (default_file != '/etc/default/locale')
-          it do
-            is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/default/locale').with(
-              'ensure' => 'present',
-              'target' => '/etc/locale.conf'
-            )
-          end
-        else
-          it do
-            is_expected.to contain_file(default_file).with(
-              'ensure' => 'present',
-              'owner' => 'root',
-              'group' => 0,
-              'mode' => '0644'
-            )
+        it do
+          is_expected.to contain_file(default_file).with(
+            'ensure' => 'file',
+            'owner' => 'root',
+            'group' => 0,
+            'mode' => '0644'
+          )
+        end
+
+        if os =~ (%r{^(debian|ubuntu)})
+          if default_file == debian_legacy_location
+            it do
+              is_expected.to contain_file(debian_new_location).with(
+                'ensure' => 'absent'
+              )
+            end
+          else
+            it do
+              is_expected.to contain_file(debian_legacy_location).with(
+                'ensure' => 'present',
+                'target' => '../locale.conf'
+              )
+            end
           end
         end
       end