diff --git a/test/600_proxy_docker_py.sh b/test/600_proxy_docker_py.sh
index e0ab532658..8f73c4306b 100755
--- a/test/600_proxy_docker_py.sh
+++ b/test/600_proxy_docker_py.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ docker_py_test() {
 
     start_suite "Run docker-py test suite against the proxy"
 
+    # workaround for https://github.com/docker/docker-py/issues/745
+    docker_on $HOST1 pull busybox >/dev/null
     # Get a list of the tests for use to shard
     docker_on $HOST1 pull joffrey/docker-py >/dev/null
     C=$(docker_on $HOST1 create \