diff --git a/docker/openstack-base/Dockerfile.j2 b/docker/openstack-base/Dockerfile.j2
index f4e612b..2b136d7 100644
--- a/docker/openstack-base/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/docker/openstack-base/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ RUN apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
         git \
     && apt-get clean
 
-COPY pip.conf /tmp/pip.conf
+COPY {{ render('pip.conf.j2') }} /tmp/pip.conf
 
 {{ copy_sources("openstack/requirements", "/tmp/requirements") }}
 
diff --git a/docker/openstack-base/pip.conf b/docker/openstack-base/pip.conf.j2
similarity index 55%
rename from docker/openstack-base/pip.conf
rename to docker/openstack-base/pip.conf.j2
index 93d9904..8a161ab 100644
--- a/docker/openstack-base/pip.conf
+++ b/docker/openstack-base/pip.conf.j2
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 [global]
 constraint = /var/lib/microservices/venv/constraints.txt
 no-cache-dir = false
+{% if url.pypi_index %}
+index-url = {{ url.pypi_index }}
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/service/files/defaults.yaml b/service/files/defaults.yaml
index d71cf60..f1a6221 100644
--- a/service/files/defaults.yaml
+++ b/service/files/defaults.yaml
@@ -2,3 +2,6 @@ sources:
   openstack/requirements:
     git_url: https://git.openstack.org/openstack/requirements.git
     git_ref: stable/newton
+
+url:
+  pypi_index: https://pypi.python.org/simple/