diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index a7c89efc..a6cce405 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ansible-lint<=2.3.9
-ansible>=1.9.1,<2.0.0
+ansible>=1.9.1,<2.0.0,!=1.9.6
 bashate
 flake8