diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/templates/pypirc.erb b/modules/openstack_project/templates/pypirc.erb
index 87bc32b7e7..fbdd598e4d 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/templates/pypirc.erb
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/templates/pypirc.erb
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+[distutils]
+index-servers =
+    pypi
+
 [pypi]
 repository: https://pypi.python.org/pypi
 username: <%= pypi_username %>