diff --git a/providers/ec2/__init__.py b/providers/ec2/__init__.py
index 3ffed53..476932c 100644
--- a/providers/ec2/__init__.py
+++ b/providers/ec2/__init__.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ def tasks(tasklist, manifest):
 	tasklist.add(filesystem.MountSpecials())
 	tasklist.add(config.GenerateLocale())
 	tasklist.add(config.SetTimezone())
+	tasklist.add(config.AptSources())
 
 	from common.tasks import TriggerRollback
 	tasklist.add(TriggerRollback())
diff --git a/providers/ec2/tasks/config.py b/providers/ec2/tasks/config.py
index db478fd..94738ef 100644
--- a/providers/ec2/tasks/config.py
+++ b/providers/ec2/tasks/config.py
@@ -33,3 +33,20 @@ class SetTimezone(Task):
 		zoneinfo_path = os.path.join(info.root, '/usr/share/zoneinfo', timezone)
 		localtime_path = os.path.join(info.root, 'etc/localtime')
 		copy(zoneinfo_path, localtime_path)
+
+
+class AptSources(Task):
+	description = 'Adding aptitude sources'
+	phase = phases.system_modification
+
+	def run(self, info):
+		sources_path = os.path.join(info.root, 'etc/apt/sources.list')
+		with open(sources_path, 'w') as apt_sources:
+			apt_sources.write(('deb     {apt_mirror} {release} main\n'
+			                   'deb-src {apt_mirror} {release} main\n'.
+			                   format(apt_mirror='http://http.debian.net/debian',
+			                          release=info.manifest.system['release'])))
+			apt_sources.write(('deb     {apt_mirror} {release}/updates main\n'
+			                   'deb-src {apt_mirror} {release}/updates main\n'.
+			                   format(apt_mirror='http://security.debian.org/',
+			                          release=info.manifest.system['release'])))