diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 16411a7..dc2b8e1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
     gem 'test-kitchen'
     gem 'kitchen-docker'
     gem 'kitchen-inspec'
-    gem 'inspec'
+    gem 'inspec', '<3.0.0'
+     #Version was frozen, because of issues in the version of inspec >3.0.0 -- see https://mirantis.jira.com/browse/PROD-24324 for more info, '<3.0.0'
     gem 'kitchen-salt', :git => 'https://github.com/salt-formulas/kitchen-salt.git'
   - bundle install