diff --git a/configs/platforms/aix-7.1-ppc.rb b/configs/platforms/aix-7.1-ppc.rb
index a9a637ef5..465084443 100644
--- a/configs/platforms/aix-7.1-ppc.rb
+++ b/configs/platforms/aix-7.1-ppc.rb
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 tar xvf openssl-1.0.2.1800.tar;
 cd openssl-1.0.2.1800 && /usr/sbin/installp -acgwXY -d $PWD openssl.base;
 curl --output yum.sh https://artifactory.delivery.puppetlabs.net/artifactory/generic__buildsources/buildsources/aix-yum.sh && sh yum.sh;
+/opt/freeware/bin/sed -i 's|https://anonymous:anonymous@public.dhe.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/RPMS|https://artifactory.delivery.puppetlabs.net/artifactory/rpm__remote_aix_linux_toolbox/RPMS|' /opt/freeware/etc/yum/yum.conf;
 yum install -y gcc8-c++;
 ln -sf /opt/freeware/lib/gcc/powerpc-ibm-aix7.1.0.0/8/libgcc_s.a /opt/freeware/lib/libgcc_s.a]
 
diff --git a/configs/platforms/aix-7.2-ppc.rb b/configs/platforms/aix-7.2-ppc.rb
index 8218889ff..7445a52c3 100644
--- a/configs/platforms/aix-7.2-ppc.rb
+++ b/configs/platforms/aix-7.2-ppc.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@
 cd openssl-1.0.2.1800 && /usr/sbin/installp -acgwXY -d $PWD openssl.base;
 curl --output yum.sh https://artifactory.delivery.puppetlabs.net/artifactory/generic__buildsources/buildsources/aix-yum.sh && sh yum.sh]
 
+  # After installing yum, but before yum installing packages, point yum to artifactory
+  # AIX sed doesn't support in-place replacement, so download GNU sed and use that
+  plat.provision_with %[
+rpm -Uvh https://artifactory.delivery.puppetlabs.net/artifactory/rpm__remote_aix_linux_toolbox/RPMS/ppc/sed/sed-4.1.1-1.aix5.1.ppc.rpm;
+/opt/freeware/bin/sed -i 's|https://anonymous:anonymous@public.dhe.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/RPMS|https://artifactory.delivery.puppetlabs.net/artifactory/rpm__remote_aix_linux_toolbox/RPMS|' /opt/freeware/etc/yum/yum.conf]
+
 packages = %w(
     autoconf
     cmake