diff --git a/nodepool/nodepool.yaml b/nodepool/nodepool.yaml
index e035cf133c..047f2bbe57 100644
--- a/nodepool/nodepool.yaml
+++ b/nodepool/nodepool.yaml
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ diskimages:
       DIB_IMAGE_CACHE: /opt/dib_cache
       QEMU_IMG_OPTIONS: compat=0.10
       DIB_GRUB_TIMEOUT: '0'
+      DIB_DISTRIBUTION_MIRROR: 'http://mirror.dfw.rax.openstack.org/opensuse'
       GIT_HTTP_LOW_SPEED_TIME: '300'
       GIT_HTTP_LOW_SPEED_LIMIT: '1000'
   - name: opensuse-tumbleweed
@@ -248,6 +249,7 @@ diskimages:
       DIB_IMAGE_CACHE: /opt/dib_cache
       QEMU_IMG_OPTIONS: compat=0.10
       DIB_GRUB_TIMEOUT: '0'
+      DIB_DISTRIBUTION_MIRROR: 'http://mirror.dfw.rax.openstack.org/opensuse'
       GIT_HTTP_LOW_SPEED_TIME: '300'
       GIT_HTTP_LOW_SPEED_LIMIT: '1000'
   - name: ubuntu-bionic