diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 8cbd43c0..8e27295e 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ psycopg2
 PyMySQL>=0.6.2 # MIT License
 sysv-ipc>=0.6.8 # BSD License
 kazoo>=2.2
-pymemcache>=1.2.9 # Apache 2.0 License
+pymemcache!=1.3.0,>=1.2.9 # Apache 2.0 License
 redis>=2.10.0
 
 # Ensure that the eventlet executor continues to operate...