diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index b97493a81..5f6996330 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ mox3>=0.7.0
 sphinx!=1.2.0,!=1.3b1,<1.3,>=1.1.2
 
 # Horizon requirements
-Django<1.9,>=1.7
+Django<1.9,>=1.8
 django-compressor>=1.4
 django-openstack-auth>=2.0.0