diff --git a/requirements-development.txt b/requirements-development.txt
index 8a06afd6..52a7c54e 100644
--- a/requirements-development.txt
+++ b/requirements-development.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ isort
 mock
 pytest>=2.9.0,<3.0
 pytest-django
+# factory_boy is currently broken at 2.9 and above. See: https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-factoryboy/issues/47
+factory-boy<2.9.0
 pytest-factoryboy
 recommonmark
 Sphinx
@@ -12,4 +14,4 @@ sphinx_rtd_theme
 tox
 mock
 django-debug-toolbar
-packaging==16.8
\ No newline at end of file
+packaging==16.8
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e91ec5e5..40865c43 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ def get_package_data(package):
     setup_requires=pytest_runner + sphinx + wheel,
     tests_require=[
         'pytest-factoryboy',
+        'factory-boy<2.9.0',
         'pytest-django',
         'pytest>=2.8,<3',
         'django-polymorphic',