diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index bea7ad1..f685bae 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ flake8==2.1.0
 mock>=1.0
 python-subunit>=0.0.18
 oslosphinx
-sphinx>=1.2.1,<1.3
+sphinx>=1.1.2,!=1.2.0,<1.3
 testrepository>=0.0.18
 testresources>=0.2.4
 testscenarios>=0.4