'The Beast' being towed. Photo: Twitter.

The limo that was supposed to be used to chauffeur U.S. President Barack Obama around Israel, nicknamed The Beast, was anything but beastly when it broke down shortly before his arrival in the country on Wednesday.

Fortunately Obama didn’t need the vehicle right away as he took a helicopter from Ben Gurion International Airport to Jerusalem. According to Israel’s Channel 10, in order to avoid any changes to Obama’s schedule, American and Israeli officials made plans to quickly bring another limo from Jordan.