diff --git a/software/etherpad-lite/common.cfg b/software/etherpad-lite/common.cfg
index 4aaa7f562104f57ba9ace203068abf5132c8da00..b2449bec292465d684acae7bfae5fd0760dae0a2 100644
--- a/software/etherpad-lite/common.cfg
+++ b/software/etherpad-lite/common.cfg
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ extends =
   ../../component/postgresql/buildout.cfg
   ../../component/phantomjs/buildout.cfg
 
+find-links +=
+  # SlapOS eggs directory can be used when pypi is unavailable
+  /opt/slapos/eggs/
 parts =
   postgresql
   nodejs