diff --git a/packages/fxa-auth-server/.awsbox.json b/packages/fxa-auth-server/.awsbox.json
index 37e594474e..2b7c6a16a9 100644
--- a/packages/fxa-auth-server/.awsbox.json
+++ b/packages/fxa-auth-server/.awsbox.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  "ami": "ami-6f690106",
   "processes": [
     "index.js"
   ],
diff --git a/packages/fxa-auth-server/package.json b/packages/fxa-auth-server/package.json
index d1a7f958aa..34b4f41f21 100644
--- a/packages/fxa-auth-server/package.json
+++ b/packages/fxa-auth-server/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "good": "0.5.7"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "awsbox": "0.4.x",
+    "awsbox": "git://github.com/dannycoates/awsbox.git",
     "mocha": "1.9.x",
     "request": "2.21.x",
     "jshint": "0.9.1"
diff --git a/packages/fxa-auth-server/scripts/aws/post_create.sh b/packages/fxa-auth-server/scripts/aws/post_create.sh
index ffa132f762..0e01216aa5 100755
--- a/packages/fxa-auth-server/scripts/aws/post_create.sh
+++ b/packages/fxa-auth-server/scripts/aws/post_create.sh
@@ -6,3 +6,8 @@ sudo /sbin/service mysqld start
 echo "CREATE USER 'picl'@'localhost';" | mysql -u root
 echo "CREATE DATABASE picl;" | mysql -u root
 echo "GRANT ALL ON picl.* TO 'picl'@'localhost';" | mysql -u root
+
+echo "hacking iptables"
+# this is a workaround until someone figures
+# out why the iptables on this image don't stick
+sudo /home/app/scripts/setup_routes.sh