diff --git a/manifests/swh/deploy/indexer.pp b/manifests/swh/deploy/indexer.pp
index 411d511..80c1581 100644
--- a/manifests/swh/deploy/indexer.pp
+++ b/manifests/swh/deploy/indexer.pp
@@ -1,31 +1,33 @@
 # Base class for the indexer manifests
 class profile::swh::deploy::indexer {
 
+  include ::profile::swh::deploy::objstorage_cloud
+
   $config_directory = '/etc/softwareheritage/indexer'
   $config_file = "${config_directory}/base.yml"
   $config = hiera('swh::deploy::worker::swh_indexer::base::config')
 
   $objstorage_config = hiera('swh::azure_objstorage::config')
   $merged_config = merge($config, {'objstorage' => $objstorage_config})
 
   $packages = ['python3-swh.indexer']
 
   file {$config_directory:
     ensure => 'directory',
     owner  => 'swhworker',
     group  => 'swhworker',
     mode   => '0755',
   }
 
   file {$config_file:
     ensure  => 'present',
     owner   => 'swhworker',
     group   => 'swhworker',
     mode    => '0640',
     content => inline_template('<%= @merged_config.to_yaml %>'),
   }
 
   package {$packages:
     ensure => 'installed',
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/swh/deploy/objstorage_cloud.pp b/manifests/swh/deploy/objstorage_cloud.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9741fd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/swh/deploy/objstorage_cloud.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Deployment of the cloud objstorage
+
+class profile::swh::deploy::objstorage_cloud {
+  $pinned_packages = [
+    'python3-cffi',
+    'python3-cryptography',
+    'python3-pkg-resources',
+    'python3-pyasn1',
+    'python3-setuptools',
+  ]
+
+  $objstorage_packages = ['python3-swh.objstorage.cloud']
+
+  ::apt::pin {'objstorage_cloud':
+    explanation => 'Pin python3-azure-storage dependencies to backports',
+    codename    => 'jessie-backports',
+    packages    => $pinned_packages,
+    priority    => 990,
+  } -> package {$objstorage_packages:
+    ensure => installed,
+  }
+}