diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index a6a98fdd..afc8de0e 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@ hacking>=4.0.0,<5.0.0 # Apache-2.0
 ansible>=5,<6
 # pin until https://github.com/ansible/ansible-lint/issues/2320 is fixed
 ansible-lint>=6,<6.5
+# avoid for https://github.com/ansible/ansible-compat/issues/258
+ansible-compat!=4.0.1
 bashate>=0.2
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 6d8e6ec1..912f5edd 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ commands = {posargs}
 # please don't submit patches that solely correct them or enable them.
 ignore = E125,E129,H
 show-source = True
-exclude = .venv,.tox,dist,doc,build,*.egg
+exclude = .venv,.tox,dist,doc,build,*.egg,.cache