diff --git a/mozilla/tools/release/Bootstrap/Step/Updates.pm b/mozilla/tools/release/Bootstrap/Step/Updates.pm
index 7ee47434a1d..3479424a754 100644
--- a/mozilla/tools/release/Bootstrap/Step/Updates.pm
+++ b/mozilla/tools/release/Bootstrap/Step/Updates.pm
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ sub BumpVerifyConfig {
     my $appName = $config->Get(var => 'appName');
     my $mozillaCvsroot = $config->Get(var => 'mozillaCvsroot');
     my $verifyDir = $config->Get(var => 'verifyDir');
-    my $ausServer = $config->Get(var => 'ausServer');
+    my $externalAusServer = $config->Get(var => 'externalAusServer');
     my $externalStagingServer = $config->Get(var => 'externalStagingServer');
     my $verifyConfig = $config->Get(sysvar => 'verifyConfig');
     my $logDir = $config->Get(sysvar => 'logDir');
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ sub BumpVerifyConfig {
                 '" locales="' . join(' ', sort(@locales)) . '" channel="' . 
                 $channel . '" from="/' . $product . '/releases/' . 
                 $oldVersion . '/' . $ftpOsname . '/%locale%/' . $releaseFile .
-                '" aus_server="' . $ausServer . '" ftp_server="' .
+                '" aus_server="https://' . $externalAusServer . '" ftp_server="' .
                 $externalStagingServer . '/pub/mozilla.org" to="/' . 
                 $product . '/nightly/' .  $version .  '-candidates/rc' . 
                 $rc . '/' . $nightlyFile . '"' .  "\n");
diff --git a/mozilla/tools/release/configs/fx-moz18-bootstrap.cfg b/mozilla/tools/release/configs/fx-moz18-bootstrap.cfg
index 2ec8ce236dd..a3da513ae64 100644
--- a/mozilla/tools/release/configs/fx-moz18-bootstrap.cfg
+++ b/mozilla/tools/release/configs/fx-moz18-bootstrap.cfg
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ sendmail        = /usr/sbin/sendmail
 # dump Log output to stdout
 dumpLogs        = 1
 # username and server to push update snippets to
-ausUser         = cltbld
-ausServer       = aus2-staging.mozilla.org
+ausUser           = cltbld
+ausServer         = aus2-staging.mozilla.org
+externalAusServer = aus2.mozilla.org
 # Tinderbox server tree that clients should report to
 buildTree       = MozillaRelease
 # where QA updates/builds go
diff --git a/mozilla/tools/release/configs/fx-moz18-staging-bootstrap.cfg b/mozilla/tools/release/configs/fx-moz18-staging-bootstrap.cfg
index 04b67ea4a9a..c38a9c292d3 100644
--- a/mozilla/tools/release/configs/fx-moz18-staging-bootstrap.cfg
+++ b/mozilla/tools/release/configs/fx-moz18-staging-bootstrap.cfg
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ sendmail        = /usr/sbin/sendmail
 # dump Log output to stdout
 dumpLogs        = 1
 # username and server to push update snippets to
-ausUser         = cltbld
-ausServer       = staging-build-console.build.mozilla.org
+ausUser           = cltbld
+ausServer         = staging-build-console.build.mozilla.org
+externalAusServer = staging-build-console.build.mozilla.org
 buildTree       = MozillaTest
 # where QA updates/builds go
 stagingUser     = cltbld
diff --git a/mozilla/tools/release/configs/fx-moz180-bootstrap.cfg b/mozilla/tools/release/configs/fx-moz180-bootstrap.cfg
index 4ef4fc0d02d..933f28411a9 100644
--- a/mozilla/tools/release/configs/fx-moz180-bootstrap.cfg
+++ b/mozilla/tools/release/configs/fx-moz180-bootstrap.cfg
@@ -55,3 +55,8 @@ dumpLogs        = 1
 # username and server to push builds
 sshUser         = cltbld
 sshServer       = stage.mozilla.org
+# username and server to push update snippets
+ausUser           = cltbld
+ausServer         = aus2-staging.mozilla.org
+externalAusServer = aus2.mozilla.org
+
diff --git a/mozilla/tools/release/configs/tb-moz18-bootstrap.cfg b/mozilla/tools/release/configs/tb-moz18-bootstrap.cfg
index 4912913cb39..1a8bbf26ff2 100644
--- a/mozilla/tools/release/configs/tb-moz18-bootstrap.cfg
+++ b/mozilla/tools/release/configs/tb-moz18-bootstrap.cfg
@@ -49,8 +49,9 @@ blat                 = /cygdrive/c/moztools/bin/blat.exe
 sendmail             = /usr/lib/sendmail
 dumpLogs             = 1
 # username and server to push update snippets to
-ausUser         = cltbld
-ausServer       = aus2-staging.mozilla.org
+ausUser              = cltbld
+ausServer            = aus2-staging.mozilla.org
+externalAusServer    = aus2.mozilla.org
 # Tinderbox server tree that clients should report to
 buildTree       = MozillaRelease
 # where QA updates/builds go
diff --git a/mozilla/tools/release/configs/tb-moz180-bootstrap.cfg b/mozilla/tools/release/configs/tb-moz180-bootstrap.cfg
index 05f40851228..8031e0b9a23 100644
--- a/mozilla/tools/release/configs/tb-moz180-bootstrap.cfg
+++ b/mozilla/tools/release/configs/tb-moz180-bootstrap.cfg
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ dumpLogs        = 1
 sshUser         = cltbld
 sshServer       = stage.mozilla.org
 # username and server to push update snippets
-ausUser         = cltbld
-ausServer       = aus2-staging.mozilla.org
-
+ausUser           = cltbld
+ausServer         = aus2-staging.mozilla.org
+externalAusServer = aus2.mozilla.org