diff --git a/scripts/provision-web.sh b/scripts/provision-web.sh
index 8e8a7c2094..ec575ddef6 100755
--- a/scripts/provision-web.sh
+++ b/scripts/provision-web.sh
@@ -47,13 +47,16 @@ fi
 export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
 provision_web_common_ubuntu14 () {
-    # Update sources.list to use archive repositories
-    $sudo sed -i 's|http://deb.debian.org/debian|http://archive.debian.org/debian|g' /etc/apt/sources.list
-    $sudo sed -i 's|http://security.debian.org/debian-security|http://archive.debian.org/debian-security|g' /etc/apt/sources.list
+
+    # Point the main repository to the archive
+    sed -i 's/deb.debian.org/archive.debian.org/g' /etc/apt/sources.list
+
+    # Point the security repository to the archive
+    sed -i 's/security.debian.org/archive.debian.org/g' /etc/apt/sources.list
 
     # sphinxdoc-install-useful-system-tools-ubuntu14-begin
     # update list of available packages:
-    $sudo apt-get -y update -o Acquire::Check-Valid-Until=false --allow-releaseinfo-change
+    $sudo apt-get -y update --allow-releaseinfo-change
 
     # install useful system tools:
     $sudo apt-get -y install \