diff --git a/ansible/roles/kolla-ansible/tasks/install.yml b/ansible/roles/kolla-ansible/tasks/install.yml
index 64b225f4e..b02733d4e 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/kolla-ansible/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/kolla-ansible/tasks/install.yml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
       # Limit the version of ansible used by kolla-ansible to avoid new
       # releases from breaking tested code. Changes to this limit should be
       # tested.
-      - ansible>=2.8,<2.10,!=2.8.9
+      - ansible>=2.8,<2.10,!=2.8.9,!=2.9.8
       - >-
         {%- if ansible_os_family == 'RedHat' and ansible_distribution_major_version | int >= 8 %}
         selinux
diff --git a/playbooks/kayobe-tox-molecule/pre.yml b/playbooks/kayobe-tox-molecule/pre.yml
index 058cd0173..126baa2c5 100644
--- a/playbooks/kayobe-tox-molecule/pre.yml
+++ b/playbooks/kayobe-tox-molecule/pre.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 ---
 - hosts: all
   roles:
-    - role: install-docker
+    - role: ensure-docker
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/blacklist-ansible-2.9.8-f83ad748b01a575b.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/blacklist-ansible-2.9.8-f83ad748b01a575b.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..657d9ef1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/blacklist-ansible-2.9.8-f83ad748b01a575b.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Blacklists Ansible 2.9.8 to avoid an `issue
+    <https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/69450>`__ with the Ansible
+    ``fileglob`` plugin. See `story 2007659
+    <https://storyboard.openstack.org/#!/story/2007659>`__.
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index d400ad305..6e2d373d9 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 pbr>=2.0 # Apache-2.0
-ansible>=2.8.0,<2.10.0,!=2.8.9 # GPLv3
+ansible>=2.8.0,<2.10.0,!=2.8.9,!=2.9.8 # GPLv3
 cliff>=3.1.0 # Apache
 netaddr!=0.7.16,>=0.7.13 # BSD
 PyYAML>=3.10.0 # MIT