diff --git a/jenkins.sh b/jenkins.sh
index 7e716987..3c81ffb2 100755
--- a/jenkins.sh
+++ b/jenkins.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pip install --upgrade 'pip<8'
 pip install --upgrade pylint pylint-django
 pip install --upgrade pytest pytest-django pytest-cov WebTest django-webtest
 pip install --upgrade -r requirements.txt
-pip install --upgrade django-mellon --no-deps
+pip install --upgrade django-mellon 'django<1.9'
 
 PYTHONPATH=$(pwd):$PYTHONPATH DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=chrono.settings CHRONO_SETTINGS_FILE=tests/settings.py \
 	py.test --junitxml=test_results.xml --cov-report xml --cov=chrono/ --cov-config .coveragerc tests/