diff --git a/tools/run_debian_build.sh b/tools/run_debian_build.sh
index 66e7d5db63c..e0d54a1a780 100755
--- a/tools/run_debian_build.sh
+++ b/tools/run_debian_build.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ set -x
 
 ninja=$(which ninja)
 depot_tools=$(dirname $ninja)
-cmd="apt-get update && apt-get -y install build-essential debhelper git python\
+cmd="sed -i /jessie-updates/d /etc/apt/sources.list\
+    && apt-get update && apt-get -y install build-essential debhelper git python\
     && PATH=\"$depot_tools:\$PATH\"\
     python tools/bots/linux_distribution_support.py"
 image="launcher.gcr.io/google/debian8:latest"