diff --git a/precise/base-0k/hooks/install.d/00-base.sh b/precise/base-0k/hooks/install.d/00-base.sh
index e494fb0..1c56ac9 100755
--- a/precise/base-0k/hooks/install.d/00-base.sh
+++ b/precise/base-0k/hooks/install.d/00-base.sh
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ set +eux
 
 apt-get update
 apt-get -y --force-yes install bash-completion wget bzip2 git-core \
-        less python-software-properties tmux mosh \
+        less tmux mosh \
         sudo git vim </dev/null
 
+apt-get -y --force-yes python-software-properties </dev/null ||
+    apt-get -y --force-yes software-properties-common </dev/null
+
+
 case $(lsb_release -is) in
     Ubuntu)
         apt-get install -y --force-yes language-pack-en </dev/null