diff --git a/tests/run.yml b/tests/run.yml
index fa1438626c..f135f58ac1 100644
--- a/tests/run.yml
+++ b/tests/run.yml
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
     - name: install kolla-ansible and dependencies
       vars:
         # Test latest ansible version on Ubuntu, minimum supported on others.
-        ansible_version_constraint: "{{ '==2.9.*' if base_distro == 'ubuntu' else '==2.8.*' }}"
+        ansible_version_constraint: "{{ '==2.9.*,!=2.9.8' if base_distro == 'ubuntu' else '==2.8.*' }}"
       pip:
         name:
           - "{{ kolla_ansible_src_dir }}"
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@
             - name: install ansible and ARA for python 3
               vars:
                 # Test latest ansible version on Ubuntu, minimum supported on others.
-                ansible_version_constraint: "{{ '==2.9.*' if base_distro == 'ubuntu' else '==2.8.*' }}"
+                ansible_version_constraint: "{{ '==2.9.*,!=2.9.8' if base_distro == 'ubuntu' else '==2.8.*' }}"
               pip:
                 name:
                   - "ansible{{ ansible_version_constraint }}"