diff --git a/templates/os/sources/stanford.list.erb b/templates/os/sources/stanford.list.erb
index 817d7c8d2da0922f81b65a47fa469795c71c0fba..4411d95bdfda92771926af6a584103c45dcb0366 100644
--- a/templates/os/sources/stanford.list.erb
+++ b/templates/os/sources/stanford.list.erb
@@ -24,9 +24,13 @@ deb-src http://debian.stanford.edu/debian-stanford <%= dist %> main non-free con
 # The Stanford restricted Debian archive and source tree.
 deb     http://debian.stanford.edu/debian-local <%= dist %> main non-free contrib
 deb-src http://debian.stanford.edu/debian-local <%= dist %> main non-free contrib
-<% if @lsbdistcodename == 'wheezy' || @lsbdistcodename == 'jessie' -%>
+<% if @lsbdistcodename == 'wheezy' || @lsbdistcodename == 'jessie' || @operatingsystem == 'Ubuntu' -%>
 
 # Additional Stanford-local backports.
 deb     http://debian.stanford.edu/debian-stanford <%= dist %>-backports main non-free contrib
 deb-src http://debian.stanford.edu/debian-stanford <%= dist %>-backports main non-free contrib
 <% end -%>
+<% if @operatingsystem == 'Ubuntu' -%>
+deb     http://debian.stanford.edu/debian-stanford <%= lsbdistcodename %>-backports main multiverse restricted universe
+deb-src http://debian.stanford.edu/debian-stanford <%= lsbdistcodename %>-backports main multiverse restricted universe
+<% end -%>