diff --git a/modules/jenkins_slave/files/authentication.conf b/modules/jenkins_slave/files/authentication.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e069dc303d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/jenkins_slave/files/authentication.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[Launchpad]
+host = .launchpad.net
+scheme = ssh
+user = hudson-openstack
+
diff --git a/modules/jenkins_slave/files/known_hosts b/modules/jenkins_slave/files/known_hosts
index 335b9b6b5b..9563a3b068 100644
--- a/modules/jenkins_slave/files/known_hosts
+++ b/modules/jenkins_slave/files/known_hosts
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@
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diff --git a/modules/jenkins_slave/manifests/jenkinsuser.pp b/modules/jenkins_slave/manifests/jenkinsuser.pp
index 75c090cbba..62a0e324cd 100644
--- a/modules/jenkins_slave/manifests/jenkinsuser.pp
+++ b/modules/jenkins_slave/manifests/jenkinsuser.pp
@@ -91,6 +91,18 @@ define jenkinsuser($ensure = present) {
     require => File['jenkinsbazaardir'],
   }
 
+  file { 'jenkinsbazaarauth':
+    name => '/home/jenkins/.bazaar/authentication.conf',
+    owner => 'jenkins',
+    group => 'jenkins',
+    mode => 640,
+    ensure => 'present',
+    require => File['jenkinsbazaardir'],
+    source => [
+                "puppet:///modules/jenkins_slave/authentication.conf",
+              ],
+  }
+
   file { 'jenkinsknownhosts':
     name => '/home/jenkins/.ssh/known_hosts',
     owner => 'jenkins',