diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 8565a8c..12534c6 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ nagios-plugins (1.4.12-5) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
 
   * add missing auth pair parameter to check_https_auth_hostname* command
     definitions
+  * changing check_cups command to use host headers anymore, since cups changed
+    it's behavior in etch (Closes: #505610)
 
  -- Jan Wagner <waja@cyconet.org>  Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:45:31 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/pluginconfig/http.cfg b/debian/pluginconfig/http.cfg
index 56fa6c0..563869f 100644
--- a/debian/pluginconfig/http.cfg
+++ b/debian/pluginconfig/http.cfg
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ define command{
 # 'check_cups' command definition
 define command{
 	command_name	check_cups
-	command_line	/usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_http -H '$HOSTADDRESS$' -p 631
+	command_line	/usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_http -I '$HOSTADDRESS$' -p 631
 	}
 
 ####
@@ -107,5 +107,5 @@ define command{
 # 'check_cups_4' command definition
 define command{
 	command_name	check_cups_4
-	command_line	/usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_http -H '$HOSTADDRESS$' -p 631 -4
+	command_line	/usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_http -I '$HOSTADDRESS$' -p 631 -4
 	}