diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c743da3d0fb7e722aeb18b80322af57955316f46..0fd9e42e77e99127d4373d6a7b91ae6df189dd62 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+novnc (1:0.4+dfsg+1+20131010+gitf68af8af3d-7) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  [David Rabel]
+  * Suggests instead of recommends python-nova (Closes: #867389).
+
+ -- David Rabel <david.rabel@noresoft.com>  Wed, 24 Jan 2018 14:55:07 +0100
+
 novnc (1:0.4+dfsg+1+20131010+gitf68af8af3d-6) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   [ Ondřej Nový ]
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 428d55612d3381eceb79201769fd1e92f5b5ebc0..b96a27df601e0a868e6a194344f7bc7d850e1ece 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Depends: adduser,
          ${misc:Depends},
          ${python:Depends},
          ${shlibs:Depends},
-Recommends: python-nova,
+Suggests: python-nova,
 Description: HTML5 VNC client - daemon and programs
  noVNC is a HTML5 VNC (WebSockets, Canvas) with encryption (wss://) support
  client that runs well in any modern browser including mobile browsers
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Depends: python,
          ${misc:Depends},
          ${python:Depends},
          ${shlibs:Depends},
-Recommends: python-nova,
+Suggests: python-nova,
 Description: HTML5 VNC client - libraries
  noVNC is a HTML5 VNC (WebSockets, Canvas) with encryption (wss://) support
  client that runs well in any modern browser including mobile browsers