diff --git a/roles/kolibri/defaults/main.yml b/roles/kolibri/defaults/main.yml
index 20f52bfab..74b138417 100644
--- a/roles/kolibri/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kolibri/defaults/main.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,20 @@
 # https://github.com/iiab/iiab/issues/1675
 # https://github.com/learningequality/kolibri/issues/5664
 
-kolibri_deb_url: https://learningequality.org/r/kolibri-deb-latest
+kolibri_deb_url: https://github.com/learningequality/kolibri/releases/download/v0.12.8/kolibri_0.12.8-0ubuntu1_all.deb
+# kolibri_deb_url: https://learningequality.org/r/kolibri-deb-latest
+# 2019-11-21 #2045 - above URL currently redirects to broken Kolibri 0.12.9 release:
+# https://storage.googleapis.com/le-releases/downloads/kolibri/v0.12.9/kolibri_0.12.9-0ubuntu1_all.deb
+#
+# When Kolibri releases a broken apt (.deb) installer (as happened twice year)
+# the workaround is to replace the above URL with something like:
+# https://github.com/learningequality/kolibri/releases/download/v0.12.8/kolibri_0.12.8-0ubuntu1_all.deb   (example past release...these URL's can be found by clicking on "Assets" within releases at https://github.com/learningequality/kolibri/releases)
+# https://launchpad.net/~learningequality/+archive/ubuntu/kolibri/+files/kolibri_0.12.9-0ubuntu2_all.deb  (example pre-release)
+#
+# Recently published .deb files can also sometimes be found within:
+# http://ppa.launchpad.net/learningequality/kolibri/ubuntu/pool/main/k/kolibri-source/
+# Corresponding with:
+# https://launchpad.net/~learningequality/+archive/ubuntu/kolibri
 
 # Kolibri folder to store its data and configuration files.
 kolibri_home: "{{ content_base }}/kolibri"    # /library/kolibri