diff --git a/tests/utils/shippable/units.sh b/tests/utils/shippable/units.sh
index 88db336d26..dc58415db9 100755
--- a/tests/utils/shippable/units.sh
+++ b/tests/utils/shippable/units.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ esac
 ansible-test env --timeout "${timeout}" --color -v
 
 if [ "$2" == "2.10" ]; then
+    sed -i -E 's/^redis($| .*)/redis < 4.1.0/g' tests/unit/requirements.txt
     sed -i -E 's/^python-gitlab($| .*)/python-gitlab < 2.10.1 ; python_version >= '\'3.6\''/g' tests/unit/requirements.txt
     echo "python-gitlab ; python_version < '3.6'" >> tests/unit/requirements.txt
 fi