diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index ae42a51..5294e75 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -131,3 +131,11 @@ pip_get_pip_force: yes
 # Set default mirror for CentOS repositories
 # NOTE(mhayden): Ensure that the full path to the 'centos' directory is used.
 #pip_install_centos_mirror_url: 'http://mirror.centos.org/centos'
+
+## Set default mirror for openSUSE repositories
+# NOTE(hwoarang): Ensure that the full path to the 'opensuse' directory is used.
+# Additionally, set 'pip_install_opensuse_mirror_obs_url' to a mirror which also mirrors
+# the OBS repositories. If you want to use the same mirror in both cases, then leave the
+# 'pip_install_opensuse_mirror_obs_url' to its default value.
+#pip_install_opensuse_mirror_url: 'http://widehat.opensuse.org'
+pip_install_opensuse_mirror_obs_url: "{{ pip_install_opensuse_mirror_url | default('http://download.opensuse.org') }}"
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/opensuse-mirror-url-variable-74d22825e808211e.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/opensuse-mirror-url-variable-74d22825e808211e.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af83ed6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/opensuse-mirror-url-variable-74d22825e808211e.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Deployers can set ``pip_install_opensuse_mirror_url`` to use their
+    preferred mirror for the openSUSE repositories. They can also set the
+    ``pip_install_opensuse_mirror_obs_url`` if they want to set a different
+    mirror for the OBS repositories. If they want to use the same mirror in
+    both cases then they can leave the latter variable to its default value.
+    The full list of mirrors and their capabilities can be obtained at
+    http://mirrors.opensuse.org/
diff --git a/tasks/pre_install_zypper.yml b/tasks/pre_install_zypper.yml
index 18bd0f6..726ae5d 100644
--- a/tasks/pre_install_zypper.yml
+++ b/tasks/pre_install_zypper.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,17 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
+- name: Ensure that openSUSE repositories are using the correct openSUSE mirror
+  zypper_repository:
+    auto_import_keys: yes
+    autorefresh: yes
+    name: "{{ item.name }}"
+    repo: "{{ item.url }}"
+  with_items:
+    - { name: "repo-oss", url: "{{ pip_install_opensuse_mirror_url }}/distribution/leap/{{ ansible_distribution_version }}/repo/oss" }
+    - { name: "repo-update", url: "{{ pip_install_opensuse_mirror_url }}/update/leap/{{ ansible_distribution_version }}/oss/" }
+  when: pip_install_opensuse_mirror_url is defined
+
 - name: Add zypper cloud repository
   zypper_repository:
     auto_import_keys: yes
@@ -22,7 +33,5 @@
     repo: "{{ item.uri }}"
     runrefresh: yes
   with_items: "{{ pip_install_external_repo }}"
-  when:
-    - user_external_repo_key is not defined
   tags:
     - add-repo-keys
diff --git a/vars/suse-42.yml b/vars/suse-42.yml
index a77d6fd..2d5e49b 100644
--- a/vars/suse-42.yml
+++ b/vars/suse-42.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 pip_install_external_repo:
   - name: "OBS:Cloud:OpenStack:Pike"
-    uri: "http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Cloud:/OpenStack:/Pike/openSUSE_Leap_{{ ansible_distribution_version }}"
+    uri: "{{ pip_install_opensuse_mirror_obs_url }}/repositories/Cloud:/OpenStack:/Pike/openSUSE_Leap_{{ ansible_distribution_version }}"
 
 pip_install_distro_build_packages:
   - gcc