diff --git a/dockers/docker-ptf/Dockerfile.j2 b/dockers/docker-ptf/Dockerfile.j2
index 47ca3dd7ca..081b1d7d50 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-ptf/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/dockers/docker-ptf/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ WORKDIR /root
 MAINTAINER Pavel Shirshov
 
 COPY ["sources.list.{{ CONFIGURED_ARCH }}", "/etc/apt/sources.list"]
+COPY ["no-check-valid-until", "/etc/apt/apt.conf.d"]
 
 ## Make apt-get non-interactive
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
diff --git a/dockers/docker-ptf/no-check-valid-until b/dockers/docker-ptf/no-check-valid-until
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7c25d017f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dockers/docker-ptf/no-check-valid-until
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Instruct apt-get to NOT check the "Valid Until" date in Release files
+# Once the Debian team archives a repo, they stop updating this date
+
+Acquire::Check-Valid-Until "false";