diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fa56ce5..72c0803 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ A report from the cache is found at http://localhost:3142/acng-report.html
 
 # Running hLinux as the base OS
 hLinux can be installed and run as the base OS for all the vms defined in mini-mon. To this comment/uncomment the appropriate lines in the Vagrantfile.
-There are a couple of minor problem which would slow down development and are why at this point hLinux has not been turned on by default:
+Also switch to the proper base apt repos in recipes/default.rb. There are a couple of minor problem which would slow down development and are why at
+this point hLinux has not been turned on by default:
 - The vboxsf filesystem driver is not working correctly in hLinux, this prevents home directory syncing.
 - Slow network performance of the hLinux vbox image makes some tasks annoying.
 
diff --git a/recipes/default.rb b/recipes/default.rb
index 1380943..fe03cb8 100644
--- a/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/recipes/default.rb
@@ -9,14 +9,32 @@ bash 'move dist sources.list' do
   not_if do ::File.exists?('/etc/apt/sources.list-dist') end
 end
 
-apt_repository 'hlinux' do
-  uri 'http://hlinux-hrepo.usa.hp.com/hLinux'
+# HP Public Cloud apt mirror
+apt_repository 'foundation' do
+  uri 'http://packages.dev.uswest.hpcloud.net/cloud/foundation'
   arch 'amd64'
-  distribution 'testing'
-  components ['main', 'contrib', 'non-free']
-  key 'http://hlinux-hrepo.usa.hp.com/hLinux/dists/testing/Release.gpg'
+  distribution node['lsb']['codename']
+  components ['main', 'restricted', 'universe', 'multiverse']
+  key 'http://packages.dev.uswest.hpcloud.net/cloud/som/developer/hpcs.gpg'
 end
 
+apt_repository 'foundation-updates' do
+  uri 'http://packages.dev.uswest.hpcloud.net/cloud/foundation'
+  arch 'amd64'
+  distribution "#{node['lsb']['codename']}-updates/snapshots/rc20140129"
+  components ['main', 'restricted', 'universe', 'multiverse']
+  key 'http://packages.dev.uswest.hpcloud.net/cloud/som/developer/hpcs.gpg'
+end
+
+# hLinux apt repo
+#apt_repository 'hlinux' do
+#  uri 'http://hlinux-hrepo.usa.hp.com/hLinux'
+#  arch 'amd64'
+#  distribution 'testing'
+#  components ['main', 'contrib', 'non-free']
+#  key 'http://hlinux-hrepo.usa.hp.com/hLinux/dists/testing/Release.gpg'
+#end
+
 # Look for a local apt cache, the base repo must be there before the apt cache but it should ideally be before the others
 rb = ruby_block "Check for local apt cache" do
   action :nothing
@@ -44,4 +62,3 @@ apt_repository 'dev' do
   components ['release']
   key 'http://packages.dev.uswest.hpcloud.net/cloud/som/developer/hpcs.gpg'
 end
-