diff --git a/hieradata/class/performance_backend.yaml b/hieradata/class/performance_backend.yaml
index 7ae331f2a2d..5f64d469e0d 100644
--- a/hieradata/class/performance_backend.yaml
+++ b/hieradata/class/performance_backend.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 ---
 
+nodejs::version: '0.10.37-1chl1~%{::lsbdistcodename}1'
+
 govuk::node::s_base::apps:
   - performanceplatform_admin
diff --git a/hieradata/class/performance_frontend.yaml b/hieradata/class/performance_frontend.yaml
index bd19db0fb9b..9ebdb323ad8 100644
--- a/hieradata/class/performance_frontend.yaml
+++ b/hieradata/class/performance_frontend.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 ---
 
+nodejs::version: '0.10.37-1chl1~%{::lsbdistcodename}1'
+
 govuk::node::s_base::apps:
   - performanceplatform_big_screen_view
   - spotlight
diff --git a/hieradata/common.yaml b/hieradata/common.yaml
index 53179822f42..093333dee86 100644
--- a/hieradata/common.yaml
+++ b/hieradata/common.yaml
@@ -1510,7 +1510,8 @@ mysql::client::package_ensure: 'present'
 
 nginx::package::version: '1.4.6-1ubuntu3.8'
 
-nodejs::version: '0.10.37-1chl1~%{::lsbdistcodename}1'
+nodejs::repo::apt_mirror_hostname: "%{hiera('apt_mirror_hostname')}"
+nodejs::version: '6.11.2-1nodesource1~%{::lsbdistcodename}1'
 
 ntp::server_list:
   - 'ntp.ubuntu.com'
diff --git a/hieradata_aws/common.yaml b/hieradata_aws/common.yaml
index a76cadc9831..fa1c853ce52 100644
--- a/hieradata_aws/common.yaml
+++ b/hieradata_aws/common.yaml
@@ -1058,7 +1058,8 @@ mysql::client::package_ensure: 'present'
 nginx::package::nginx_package: 'nginx-extras'
 nginx::package::version: '1.4.6-1ubuntu3.8'
 
-nodejs::version: '0.10.37-1chl1~%{::lsbdistcodename}1'
+nodejs::repo::apt_mirror_hostname: "%{hiera('apt_mirror_hostname')}"
+nodejs::version: '6.11.2-1nodesource1~%{::lsbdistcodename}1'
 
 ntp::server_list:
   - 'ntp.ubuntu.com'
diff --git a/modules/nodejs/manifests/init.pp b/modules/nodejs/manifests/init.pp
index 920bbac20a8..9b4098f8655 100644
--- a/modules/nodejs/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/modules/nodejs/manifests/init.pp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #   Default: `undef`
 #
 class nodejs(
-  $version = undef
+  $version = undef,
 ) {
 
   if $version == undef {
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
     $ensure = $version
   }
 
+  class { '::nodejs::repo': }
+
   package { 'nodejs':
     ensure  => $ensure,
   }
diff --git a/modules/nodejs/manifests/repo.pp b/modules/nodejs/manifests/repo.pp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..74a6c51a3b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/nodejs/manifests/repo.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# == Class: nodejs::repo
+#
+# Use our own mirror of the beat repo. Should be used with `manage_repo`
+# disable of the upstream module.
+#
+# === Parameters
+#
+# [*apt_mirror_hostname*]
+#   Hostname to use for the APT mirror.
+#
+class nodejs::repo(
+  $apt_mirror_hostname = undef,
+) {
+  apt::source { 'nodejs':
+    location     => "http://${apt_mirror_hostname}/nodejs",
+    release      => $::lsbdistcodename,
+    architecture => $::architecture,
+    key          => '',
+  }
+}