diff --git a/elements/heat-jeos/install.d/05-heat-jeos b/elements/heat-jeos/install.d/05-heat-jeos
index ad220dfa8..d8fa07b94 100755
--- a/elements/heat-jeos/install.d/05-heat-jeos
+++ b/elements/heat-jeos/install.d/05-heat-jeos
@@ -18,3 +18,7 @@ git checkout master
 
 mkdir -p $CFN_TOOLS_ROOT
 ln -sf $JEOS_ROOT/heat_jeos/cfntools/* $CFN_TOOLS_ROOT
+
+# Boto in Ubuntu 12.10 is too old. Newer boto's aren't
+# supported by heat-api-cfn. Bug ref: http://pad.lv/1122472
+pip install 'boto==2.5.2'