diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 241d150..afeb363 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ Dropping a requirement of a major version of a dependency is a new contract.
 - Add `SudoSshUbuntuImage`. Resolve [JPERF-445].
 - Add `AutoCloseable` wrappers for some `docker-java` resources.
 
+### Fixed
+- Avoid degradation-prone central Ubuntu servers. Fix [JPERF-444].
+
+[JPERF-444]: https://ecosystem.atlassian.net/browse/JPERF-444
 [JPERF-445]: https://ecosystem.atlassian.net/browse/JPERF-445
 
 ## [0.1.0] - 2019-02-15
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/atlassian/performance/tools/sshubuntu/api/SudoSshUbuntuImage.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/atlassian/performance/tools/sshubuntu/api/SudoSshUbuntuImage.kt
index 50cb42c..cd8ace7 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/atlassian/performance/tools/sshubuntu/api/SudoSshUbuntuImage.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/atlassian/performance/tools/sshubuntu/api/SudoSshUbuntuImage.kt
@@ -85,8 +85,10 @@ class SudoSshUbuntuImage(
             authentication = PasswordAuthentication("root"),
             port = sshPort
         )
+        val debianMirror = "deb mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt xenial main restricted universe multiverse"
         val ssh = Ssh(sshHost)
         ssh.newConnection().use {
+            it.execute("echo \"$debianMirror\\n\" > /etc/apt/sources.list")
             it.execute("apt-get update", Duration.ofSeconds(50))
             it.execute("apt-get install sudo")
         }