diff --git a/roles/ceph-common/defaults/main.yml b/roles/ceph-common/defaults/main.yml
index da8c235c0..a560fb235 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-common/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-common/defaults/main.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ ceph_use_distro_backports: false # DEBIAN ONLY
 ceph_stable: false # use ceph stable branch
 ceph_stable_key: https://download.ceph.com/keys/release.asc
 ceph_stable_release: infernalis # ceph stable release
+ceph_stable_repo: "http://ceph.com/debian-{{ ceph_stable_release }}"
 
 ###################
 # Stable Releases #
diff --git a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/installs/debian_ceph_repository.yml b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/installs/debian_ceph_repository.yml
index cfbba7fda..1e4515d91 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-common/tasks/installs/debian_ceph_repository.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-common/tasks/installs/debian_ceph_repository.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 - name: add ceph stable repository
   apt_repository:
-    repo: "deb http://ceph.com/debian-{{ ceph_stable_release }}/ {{ ceph_stable_distro_source | default(ansible_lsb.codename) }} main"
+    repo: "deb {{ ceph_stable_repo }} {{ ceph_stable_distro_source | default(ansible_lsb.codename) }} main"
     state: present
   changed_when: false
   when: ceph_stable