diff --git a/http/debian-7/preseed.cfg b/http/debian-7/preseed.cfg
index 015dc51eb..8640675a8 100644
--- a/http/debian-7/preseed.cfg
+++ b/http/debian-7/preseed.cfg
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ d-i grub-installer/with_other_os boolean true
 d-i keymap select us
 d-i mirror/country string manual
 d-i mirror/http/directory string /debian
-d-i mirror/http/hostname string http.debian.net
+d-i mirror/http/hostname string httpredir.debian.org
 d-i mirror/http/proxy string
 d-i partman-auto-lvm/guided_size string max
 d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe select atomic
diff --git a/http/debian-8/preseed.cfg b/http/debian-8/preseed.cfg
index 559776931..57f271c81 100644
--- a/http/debian-8/preseed.cfg
+++ b/http/debian-8/preseed.cfg
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ d-i grub-installer/with_other_os boolean true
 d-i keymap select us
 d-i mirror/country string manual
 d-i mirror/http/directory string /debian
-d-i mirror/http/hostname string http.debian.net
+d-i mirror/http/hostname string httpredir.debian.org
 d-i mirror/http/proxy string
 d-i partman-auto-lvm/guided_size string max
 d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe select atomic