diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-base/recipes/default.rb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-base/recipes/default.rb
index d5df463..2821cb4 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-base/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-base/recipes/default.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 include_recipe 'apt'
 include_recipe 'timezone_iii'
 include_recipe 'ntp'
+include_recipe 'kosmos-base::journald_conf'
 include_recipe 'kosmos-base::systemd_emails'
 
 node.override["apt"]["unattended_upgrades"]["allowed_origins"] = [
@@ -37,6 +38,14 @@ node.override["apt"]["unattended_upgrades"]["mail"] = "ops@kosmos.org"
 node.override["apt"]["unattended_upgrades"]["syslog_enable"] = true
 include_recipe 'apt::unattended-upgrades'
 
+node.override["apt"]["unattended_upgrades"]["allowed_origins"] = [
+  "${distro_id}:${distro_codename}-security",
+  "${distro_id}:${distro_codename}-updates"
+]
+node.override["apt"]["unattended_upgrades"]["mail"] = "ops@kosmos.org"
+node.override["apt"]["unattended_upgrades"]["syslog_enable"] = true
+include_recipe 'apt::unattended-upgrades'
+
 package 'mailutils'
 package 'mosh'
 package 'vim'