diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f9a7d8455..084365536 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ python-senlinclient>=1.1.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-swiftclient>=3.2.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-tackerclient>=0.8.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-troveclient>=2.2.0 # Apache-2.0
-python-ironicclient>=2.3.0 # Apache-2.0
+python-ironicclient!=2.5.2,!=2.7.1,>=2.3.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-ironic-inspector-client>=1.5.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-vitrageclient>=2.0.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-zaqarclient>=1.0.0 # Apache-2.0