diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 3c427f0a..c267a56d 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ livecd-rootfs (2.208.4) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   * Use the correct metapackage for edubuntu-desktop, and add HWE_HINTS
   * Add KUBUNTU_HWE_HINTS and populate to work around task->meta change
+  * Revert lubuntu to using tasks for minimal and standard, since their
+    unique snowflake apt --no-install-recommends setup breaks switching
   * Add XUBUNTU_HWE_HINTS and populate to work around task->meta change
 
  -- Adam Conrad <adconrad@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 04 Feb 2015 04:42:54 -0700
diff --git a/live-build/auto/config b/live-build/auto/config
index b941d17a..b53c2d5e 100755
--- a/live-build/auto/config
+++ b/live-build/auto/config
@@ -298,7 +298,8 @@ case $PROJECT in
 		;;
 
 	lubuntu)
-		add_package install ubuntu-minimal ubuntu-standard lubuntu-desktop
+		add_task install minimal standard
+		add_package install lubuntu-desktop
 		add_package install $HWE_X_PACKAGES
 		LIVE_TASK='lubuntu-live'
 		LIVE_TASK_FILTER='--not -Pe ^linux-\(headers\|image\|signed\)'