diff --git a/opencontrail/meta/telegraf.yml b/opencontrail/meta/telegraf.yml
index 7780b25..314d619 100644
--- a/opencontrail/meta/telegraf.yml
+++ b/opencontrail/meta/telegraf.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
       - /usr/local/bin/check_contrail_health.py
       data_format: influx
       interval: 30s
+      timeout: 25s
     {%- endif %}
     {%- if pillar.opencontrail.control is defined %}
     monitor_global_vrouter_config:
diff --git a/tests/run_tests.sh b/tests/run_tests.sh
index a600206..8e70bed 100755
--- a/tests/run_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/run_tests.sh
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
     virtualenv $VENV_DIR
     source ${VENV_DIR}/bin/activate
     python -m pip install salt${PIP_SALT_VERSION}
+    python -m pip install 'msgpack<1.0.0'
 }
 
 setup_pillar() {