diff --git a/custom.sh b/custom.sh
index e7d727c..0927cab 100755
--- a/custom.sh
+++ b/custom.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@
 
 sed -i -e 's/#PermitTTY.*/PermitTTY yes/g' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
  
-# install packer
-wget -O- https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com/gpg | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/hashicorp-archive-keyring.gpg
-echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/hashicorp-archive-keyring.gpg] https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com $(lsb_release -cs) main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/hashicorp.list
-sudo apt update && sudo apt install packer
+# install packer.  We are using an older version because current 1.8.5 has
+# a bug in it that prevents the temp ssh key from being setup for freebsd
+curl --output packer.zip https://releases.hashicorp.com/packer/1.5.1/packer_1.5.1_linux_amd64.zip  
+unzip -o packer.zip
+install -m 755 packer /usr/bin/packer