diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index e9d68f1b..36253d1f 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -114,11 +114,13 @@ galera_package_arch: "{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['ansible_architecture'] }}
 # May be set to "no" when proxy server is intercepting the certificates.
 percona_package_download_validate_certs: yes
 percona_package_url: "{{ percona_arch_url.get( galera_package_arch | lower ) }}"
+percona_package_fallback_url: "{{ percona_arch_fallback_url.get( galera_package_arch | lower ) }}"
 percona_package_sha256: "{{ percona_arch_sha256.get( galera_package_arch | lower ) }}"
 percona_package_path: "/opt/{{ percona_package_url | basename }}"
 
 qpress_package_download_validate_certs: yes
 qpress_package_url: "{{ qpress_arch_url.get( galera_package_arch | lower ) }}"
+qpress_package_fallback_url: "{{ qpress_arch_fallback_url.get( galera_package_arch | lower ) }}"
 qpress_package_sha256: "{{ qpress_arch_sha256.get( galera_package_arch | lower ) }}"
 qpress_package_path: "/opt/{{ qpress_package_url | basename }}"
 
diff --git a/tasks/galera_pre_install.yml b/tasks/galera_pre_install.yml
index 1a02bdf3..56fde61b 100644
--- a/tasks/galera_pre_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/galera_pre_install.yml
@@ -13,31 +13,62 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-- name: Download the percona-xtrabackup package
-  get_url:
-    url: "{{ percona_package_url }}"
-    dest: "{{ percona_package_path }}"
-    mode: "0644"
-    sha256sum: "{{ percona_package_sha256 }}"
-    validate_certs: "{{ percona_package_download_validate_certs }}"
-  register: package_download
-  retries: 3
-  delay: 10
-  until: package_download|success
-  when: not use_percona_upstream | bool
-  tags:
-    - percona-apt-packages
+- block:
+    - name: Download the percona-xtrabackup package
+      get_url:
+        url: "{{ percona_package_url }}"
+        dest: "{{ percona_package_path }}"
+        mode: "0644"
+        sha256sum: "{{ percona_package_sha256 }}"
+        validate_certs: "{{ percona_package_download_validate_certs }}"
+      register: package_download
+      retries: 3
+      delay: 10
+      until: package_download|success
+      when: not use_percona_upstream | bool
+      tags:
+        - percona-apt-packages
+  rescue:
+    - name: Download the percona-xtrabackup package (fallback)
+      get_url:
+        url: "{{ percona_package_fallback_url }}"
+        dest: "{{ percona_package_path }}"
+        mode: "0644"
+        sha256sum: "{{ percona_package_sha256 }}"
+        validate_certs: "{{ percona_package_download_validate_certs }}"
+      register: package_download
+      retries: 3
+      delay: 10
+      until: package_download|success
+      when: not use_percona_upstream | bool
+      tags:
+        - percona-apt-packages
 
-- name: Download the qpress package
-  get_url:
-    url: "{{ qpress_package_url }}"
-    dest: "{{ qpress_package_path }}"
-    sha256sum: "{{ qpress_package_sha256 }}"
-    validate_certs: "{{ qpress_package_download_validate_certs }}"
-  register: package_download
-  retries: 3
-  delay: 10
-  until: package_download|success
-  when: not use_percona_upstream | bool
-  tags:
-    - percona-apt-packages
+- block:
+    - name: Download the qpress package
+      get_url:
+        url: "{{ qpress_package_url }}"
+        dest: "{{ qpress_package_path }}"
+        sha256sum: "{{ qpress_package_sha256 }}"
+        validate_certs: "{{ qpress_package_download_validate_certs }}"
+      register: package_download
+      retries: 3
+      delay: 10
+      until: package_download|success
+      when: not use_percona_upstream | bool
+      tags:
+        - percona-apt-packages
+  rescue:
+    - name: Download the qpress package (fallback)
+      get_url:
+        url: "{{ qpress_package_fallback_url }}"
+        dest: "{{ qpress_package_path }}"
+        sha256sum: "{{ qpress_package_sha256 }}"
+        validate_certs: "{{ qpress_package_download_validate_certs }}"
+      register: package_download
+      retries: 3
+      delay: 10
+      until: package_download|success
+      when: not use_percona_upstream | bool
+      tags:
+        - percona-apt-packages
diff --git a/vars/redhat-7.yml b/vars/redhat-7.yml
index 212aafbd..760c4707 100644
--- a/vars/redhat-7.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat-7.yml
@@ -61,11 +61,15 @@ galera_server_percona_distro_packages:
 
 percona_arch_url:
   x86_64: "https://www.percona.com/downloads/XtraBackup/Percona-XtraBackup-2.4.5/binary/redhat/7/x86_64/percona-xtrabackup-24-2.4.5-1.el7.x86_64.rpm"
+percona_arch_fallback_url:
+  x86_64: "https://www.percona.com/downloads/XtraBackup/Percona-XtraBackup-2.4.5/binary/redhat/7/x86_64/percona-xtrabackup-24-2.4.5-1.el7.x86_64.rpm"
 percona_arch_sha256:
   x86_64: "8cadff677dcb05b451a7e3217a0c47dc79323426c70e81791e1091bd927c1874"
 
 qpress_arch_url:
   x86_64: "https://repo.percona.com/centos/7/RPMS/x86_64/qpress-11-1.el7.x86_64.rpm"
+qpress_arch_fallback_url:
+  x86_64: "https://mirrors.mediatemple.net/percona/testing/centos/7/RPMS/x86_64/qpress-11-1.el7.x86_64.rpm"
 qpress_arch_sha256:
   x86_64: "d6b6b7ca3a5ad4baea34975743106ac54ac746b3e6497d59bce55765d604b697"
 
diff --git a/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml b/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
index 019d5e99..120ee1ba 100644
--- a/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
+++ b/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ galera_server_percona_distro_packages:
 percona_arch_url:
   x86_64: "https://www.percona.com/downloads/XtraBackup/Percona-XtraBackup-2.4.5/binary/debian/xenial/x86_64/percona-xtrabackup-24_2.4.5-1.xenial_amd64.deb"
   ppc64le: "http://public.dhe.ibm.com/systems/virtualization/Novalink/misc/percona-xtrabackup/percona-xtrabackup-24_2.4.5-1_ppc64el.deb"
+percona_arch_fallback_url:
+  x86_64: "http://mirrors.reflected.net/percona/apt/pool/main/p/percona-xtrabackup-24/percona-xtrabackup-24_2.4.5-1.xenial_amd64.deb"
 percona_arch_sha256:
   x86_64: "6a71704e625194689d2a6b325765608040ff5da82ac4bc8ce6ac3756f9a9130f"
   ppc64le: "3d4e4112f4c8020c9190a91d962dabed1dfaad307160a939e121208887eaee2a"
@@ -87,6 +89,8 @@ percona_arch_sha256:
 qpress_arch_url:
   x86_64: "https://repo.percona.com/apt/pool/main/q/qpress/qpress_11-1.xenial_amd64.deb"
   ppc64le: "http://public.dhe.ibm.com/systems/virtualization/Novalink/misc/qpress/qpress_11-1_ppc64el.deb"
+qpress_arch_fallback_url:
+  x86_64: "http://mirrors.reflected.net/percona/apt/pool/testing/q/qpress/qpress_11-1.xenial_amd64.deb"
 qpress_arch_sha256:
   x86_64: "c615ec08eb38a9cb59541ae1d7ed42db35e92513735834b48d30d4c485e01534"
   ppc64le: "a31d3e00dbcec9b3f98eae82b261d054d0b80a57f4a38967d0e953811cb082f3"