diff --git a/fig/cli/utils.py b/fig/cli/utils.py
index 8a26e7b8..64b2ea38 100644
--- a/fig/cli/utils.py
+++ b/fig/cli/utils.py
@@ -125,4 +125,4 @@ def is_mac():
 
 
 def is_ubuntu():
-    return platform.system() == 'Linux'
+    return platform.system() == 'Linux' and platform.linux_distribution()[0] == 'Ubuntu'