diff --git a/ansible/install/roles/rally/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/install/roles/rally/tasks/main.yml
index 47431d341..5f6172011 100644
--- a/ansible/install/roles/rally/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/install/roles/rally/tasks/main.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@
     line: 'export REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE={{ overcloud_ca_path }}'
   when: overcloud_ca_path is defined
 
+- name: Temporary workaround to avoid conflicts with dogpile.cache
+  pip:
+    name: dogpile.cache
+    version: 0.6.8
+    virtualenv: "{{ rally_venv }}"
+
 - name: Install Rally with OpenStack plugins into rally-venv
   pip:
     name: rally-openstack