diff --git a/ironic_inspector/cmd/__init__.py b/ironic_inspector/cmd/__init__.py
index 448bb8711..e86205048 100644
--- a/ironic_inspector/cmd/__init__.py
+++ b/ironic_inspector/cmd/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
-import eventlet  # noqa
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+import eventlet
 eventlet.monkey_patch()
-# Monkey patch the original current_thread to use the up-to-date _active
-# global variable. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1863021 and
-# https://github.com/eventlet/eventlet/issues/592
-import __original_module_threading as orig_threading  # noqa
-import threading  # noqa
-orig_threading.current_thread.__globals__['_active'] = threading._active
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 0eca907e6..37cecd0fa 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 automaton>=1.9.0 # Apache-2.0
 alembic>=1.4.2 # MIT
 construct>=2.9.39 # MIT
-eventlet>=0.26.0 # MIT
+eventlet>=0.27.0 # MIT
 Flask>=1.1.0 # BSD
 futurist>=1.2.0 # Apache-2.0
 ironic-lib>=4.3.0 # Apache-2.0