diff --git a/cluster/aws/config-default.sh b/cluster/aws/config-default.sh
index 3ddecf22737..b63ec1628c8 100644
--- a/cluster/aws/config-default.sh
+++ b/cluster/aws/config-default.sh
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ ADMISSION_CONTROL=NamespaceLifecycle,NamespaceExists,LimitRanger,SecurityContext
 ENABLE_MINION_PUBLIC_IP=${KUBE_ENABLE_MINION_PUBLIC_IP:-true}
 
 # OS options for minions
-KUBE_OS_DISTRIBUTION="${KUBE_OS_DISTRIBUTION:-wheezy}"
+KUBE_OS_DISTRIBUTION="${KUBE_OS_DISTRIBUTION:-ubuntu}"
 KUBE_MINION_IMAGE="${KUBE_MINION_IMAGE:-}"
 COREOS_CHANNEL="${COREOS_CHANNEL:-alpha}"
 CONTAINER_RUNTIME="${KUBE_CONTAINER_RUNTIME:-docker}"
diff --git a/cluster/aws/config-test.sh b/cluster/aws/config-test.sh
index 7f34885f357..3ddf633cf8f 100755
--- a/cluster/aws/config-test.sh
+++ b/cluster/aws/config-test.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ ADMISSION_CONTROL=NamespaceLifecycle,NamespaceExists,LimitRanger,SecurityContext
 ENABLE_MINION_PUBLIC_IP=${KUBE_ENABLE_MINION_PUBLIC_IP:-true}
 
 # OS options for minions
-KUBE_OS_DISTRIBUTION="${KUBE_OS_DISTRIBUTION:-wheezy}"
+KUBE_OS_DISTRIBUTION="${KUBE_OS_DISTRIBUTION:-ubuntu}"
 KUBE_MINION_IMAGE="${KUBE_MINION_IMAGE:-}"
 COREOS_CHANNEL="${COREOS_CHANNEL:-alpha}"
 CONTAINER_RUNTIME="${KUBE_CONTAINER_RUNTIME:-docker}"