diff --git a/tests/run_tests.sh b/tests/run_tests.sh
index 05b2938..8f37b0c 100755
--- a/tests/run_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/run_tests.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
     log_info "Setting up Python virtualenv"
     virtualenv $VENV_DIR
     source ${VENV_DIR}/bin/activate
-    python -m pip install salt${PIP_SALT_VERSION}
+    pip install -r test-requirements.txt
+    pip install salt${PIP_SALT_VERSION}
 }
 
 setup_mock_bin() {
diff --git a/tests/test-requirements.txt b/tests/test-requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf42007
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+msgpack<1.0.0