diff --git a/manifests/repo/debian/ubuntu.pp b/manifests/repo/debian/ubuntu.pp
index 346a73a..6c240e4 100644
--- a/manifests/repo/debian/ubuntu.pp
+++ b/manifests/repo/debian/ubuntu.pp
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@
 #   Ubuntu Cloud Archive APT source
 #   Defaults to true
 #
+# [*repo*]
+#   (optional) Select with repository we want to use
+#   Can be 'updates' or 'proposed'
+#   'proposed' to test upgrade to the next version
+#   'updates' to install the latest stable version
+#   Defaults to 'updates'
+#
 # [*source_hash*]
 #   (optional) A hash of apt::source resources to
 #   create and manage
@@ -33,6 +40,7 @@
 class openstack_extras::repo::debian::ubuntu(
   $release         = $::openstack_extras::repo::debian::params::release,
   $manage_uca      = true,
+  $repo            = 'updates',
   $source_hash     = {},
   $source_defaults = {},
   $package_require = false
@@ -49,7 +57,7 @@ class openstack_extras::repo::debian::ubuntu(
     }
     apt::source { $::openstack_extras::repo::debian::params::uca_name:
       location => $::openstack_extras::repo::debian::params::uca_location,
-      release  => "${::lsbdistcodename}-updates/${release}",
+      release  => "${::lsbdistcodename}-${repo}/${release}",
       repos    => $::openstack_extras::repo::debian::params::uca_repos,
     }
   }
diff --git a/spec/classes/openstack_extras_repo_debian_ubuntu_spec.rb b/spec/classes/openstack_extras_repo_debian_ubuntu_spec.rb
index 5bac4dd..7489b48 100644
--- a/spec/classes/openstack_extras_repo_debian_ubuntu_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/openstack_extras_repo_debian_ubuntu_spec.rb
@@ -128,5 +128,18 @@ describe 'openstack_extras::repo::debian::ubuntu' do
 
       it { should contain_exec('installing ubuntu-cloud-keyring') }
     end
+
+    describe 'with overridden uca repo name' do
+      let :params do
+        default_params.merge!({ :repo => 'proposed' })
+      end
+
+      it { should contain_apt__source('ubuntu-cloud-archive').with(
+        :location           => 'http://ubuntu-cloud.archive.canonical.com/ubuntu',
+        :release            => 'trusty-proposed/kilo',
+        :repos              => 'main',
+      )}
+    end
+
   end
 end