diff --git a/ubuntu-deb-general/files/backports b/ubuntu-deb-general/files/backports
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d80fd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ubuntu-deb-general/files/backports
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Package: *
+Pin: release a=wheezy-backports
+Pin-Priority: 600
diff --git a/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/packages.yml b/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/packages.yml
index 005214a..9dbc478 100644
--- a/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/packages.yml
+++ b/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/packages.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@
   when: is_debian7
   tags: wheezy-backports
 
+- name: Default the backports repository on debian 7
+  copy: src=backports dest=/etc/apt/preferences.d owner=root group=root mode=644
+  register: update_apt_cache
+  when: is_debian7
+  tags: Default-wheezy-backports
+
 - name: Install the backports repository on debian 8
   apt_repository: repo='deb http://http.debian.net/debian jessie-backports main' state=present
   register: update_apt_cache