diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index bc8a50de6c2b4923ce08521793b61d44ff0c03a6..db0931d2931933e68d4b669ac40dab86fb61ae57 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ version 0.9.4 -- unreleased
 	sys:
 	 . Many more system checks were added, thanks to Petr Kl�ma
 	 . Added warning if no devices were found (thanks Ranier Zocholl)
+	 . Enhanced debian package selections to include purged packages (Thanks Tom Hoover)
 	ldap:
 	 . Compress now happens in-line to save some disk space (Closes: #370778)
 	makecd:
diff --git a/handlers/sys b/handlers/sys
index a8c8771ff59e536f4c8ce0fbfab8eccda870713c..3c04365722c6d8d20901391b6f6642571bf7f840 100755
--- a/handlers/sys
+++ b/handlers/sys
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ if [ $os = "debian" ]
 then
    getconf packagesfile /var/backups/dpkg-selections.txt
    getconf packagemgr   `which dpkg`
-   getconf packagemgroptions " --get-selections"
+   getconf packagemgroptions " --get-selections \*"
 elif [ $os = "redhat" ]
 then
    getconf packagesfile  /var/backups/rpmpackages.txt