diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index c642bb6..74875da 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ repo_build_venv_rebuild: no
 repo_build_venv_timeout: 30
 
 # Optionally set this to change the default index from pypi to an alternative
-#repo_build_pip_default_index: "https://pypi.python.org/simple"
+repo_build_pip_default_index: "https://pypi.python.org/simple"
 
 # Optionally set this to a list of extra indexes to be used when building wheels
 #repo_build_pip_extra_indexes:
diff --git a/tasks/repo_build_wheels.yml b/tasks/repo_build_wheels.yml
index f78a97e..bb2d826 100644
--- a/tasks/repo_build_wheels.yml
+++ b/tasks/repo_build_wheels.yml
@@ -36,10 +36,8 @@
     --download {{ repo_build_output }}
     --no-binary :all:
     --constraint {{ repo_build_release_path }}/requirements_constraints.txt
-    {% if repo_build_pip_default_index is defined %}
     --index-url {{ repo_build_pip_default_index }}
     --trusted-host {{ repo_build_pip_default_index | netloc_no_port }}
-    {% endif %}
     {% if repo_build_pip_extra_indexes is defined %}
     --extra-index-url {{ repo_build_pip_extra_indexes | join(' --extra-index-url ') }}
     --trusted-host {{ repo_build_pip_extra_indexes | map('netloc_no_port') | join(' --trusted-host ') }}
@@ -61,10 +59,8 @@
     {% if repo_build_pip_no_binary is defined %}
     --no-binary {{ repo_build_pip_no_binary | join(' --no-binary ') }}
     {% endif %}
-    {% if repo_build_pip_default_index is defined %}
     --index-url {{ repo_build_pip_default_index }}
     --trusted-host {{ repo_build_pip_default_index | netloc_no_port }}
-    {% endif %}
     {% if repo_build_pip_extra_indexes is defined %}
     --extra-index-url {{ repo_build_pip_extra_indexes | join(' --extra-index-url ') }}
     --trusted-host {{ repo_build_pip_extra_indexes | map('netloc_no_port') | join(' --trusted-host ') }}