diff --git a/auto/config b/auto/config
index 76f905369a1fb46af484018dda74021042a45ebb..4bf72a84e13678db7019a44ae27ed9aecc3a1245 100755
--- a/auto/config
+++ b/auto/config
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@ $RUN_LB_CONFIG --distribution squeeze ${@}
 # set Amnesia's general options
 $RUN_LB_CONFIG \
    --apt-recommends false \
-   --backports true \
+   --backports false \
    --binary-images iso-hybrid \
-   --distribution lenny \
    --isohybrid-options "$AMNESIA_ISOHYBRID_OPTS" \
    --bootappend-live "${AMNESIA_APPEND}" \
    --bootstrap "cdebootstrap" \