diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index 915d03e..b687fe1 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ options:
     type: boolean
     description: Enable verbose logging
   openstack-origin:
-    default: cloud:precise-grizzly
+    default: distro
     type: string
     description: |
       Repository from which to install.  May be one of the following:
diff --git a/hooks/ceilometer_hooks.py b/hooks/ceilometer_hooks.py
index cd040a7..e57263d 100755
--- a/hooks/ceilometer_hooks.py
+++ b/hooks/ceilometer_hooks.py
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ from charmhelpers.core.hookenv import (
     log
 )
 from charmhelpers.core.host import (
-    restart_on_change
+    restart_on_change,
+    lsb_release
 )
 from charmhelpers.contrib.openstack.utils import (
     configure_installation_source,
@@ -39,7 +40,11 @@ CONFIGS = register_configs()
 
 @hooks.hook()
 def install():
-    configure_installation_source(config('openstack-origin'))
+    origin = config('openstack-origin')
+    if (lsb_release()['DISTRIB_CODENAME'] == 'precise'
+            and origin == 'distro'):
+        origin = 'cloud:precise-grizzly'
+    configure_installation_source(origin)
     apt_update(fatal=True)
     apt_install(filter_installed_packages(CEILOMETER_PACKAGES),
                 fatal=True)
diff --git a/unit_tests/test_ceilometer_hooks.py b/unit_tests/test_ceilometer_hooks.py
index a13140f..4c6cae4 100644
--- a/unit_tests/test_ceilometer_hooks.py
+++ b/unit_tests/test_ceilometer_hooks.py
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ TO_PATCH = [
     'filter_installed_packages',
     'CONFIGS',
     'unit_get',
-    'get_ceilometer_context'
+    'get_ceilometer_context',
+    'lsb_release'
 ]
 
 
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ class CeilometerHooksTest(CharmTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         super(CeilometerHooksTest, self).setUp(hooks, TO_PATCH)
         self.config.side_effect = self.test_config.get
+        self.lsb_release.return_value = {'DISTRIB_CODENAME': 'precise'}
 
     def test_configure_source(self):
         self.test_config.set('openstack-origin', 'cloud:precise-havana')
@@ -42,10 +44,22 @@ class CeilometerHooksTest(CharmTestCase):
         self.configure_installation_source.\
             assert_called_with('cloud:precise-havana')
 
-    def test_install_hook(self):
+    def test_install_hook_precise(self):
         self.filter_installed_packages.return_value = hooks.CEILOMETER_PACKAGES
         hooks.hooks.execute(['hooks/install'])
-        self.assertTrue(self.configure_installation_source.called)
+        self.configure_installation_source.\
+            assert_called_with('cloud:precise-grizzly')
+        self.open_port.assert_called_with(hooks.CEILOMETER_PORT)
+        self.apt_update.assert_called_with(fatal=True)
+        self.apt_install.assert_called_with(hooks.CEILOMETER_PACKAGES,
+                                            fatal=True)
+
+    def test_install_hook_distro(self):
+        self.lsb_release.return_value = {'DISTRIB_CODENAME': 'saucy'}
+        self.filter_installed_packages.return_value = hooks.CEILOMETER_PACKAGES
+        hooks.hooks.execute(['hooks/install'])
+        self.configure_installation_source.\
+            assert_called_with('distro')
         self.open_port.assert_called_with(hooks.CEILOMETER_PORT)
         self.apt_update.assert_called_with(fatal=True)
         self.apt_install.assert_called_with(hooks.CEILOMETER_PACKAGES,