diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6ce2ef7fbaaa68c8efc78780fb849a299424684f..a061f02399c08fea223b4bc76696636f92c8f58f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ install:
  - cat ~/.buildman
  - virtualenv /tmp/venv
  - . /tmp/venv/bin/activate
- - pip install pytest
+ - pip install pytest==2.8.7
  - pip install python-subunit
  - grub-mkimage -o ~/grub_x86.efi -O i386-efi normal  echo lsefimmap lsefi lsefisystab efinet tftp minicmd
  - grub-mkimage -o ~/grub_x64.efi -O x86_64-efi normal  echo lsefimmap lsefi lsefisystab efinet tftp minicmd