diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 07e541ae378..ca1e282acb3 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ install:
     - "python --version"
 
     # Install specified version of numpy and dependencies
-    - "conda install --yes -c conda-forge numpy scipy nose pytest setuptools ipython
-    Cython sympy fastcache h5py matplotlib=3.1.3 mock pandas cartopy conda-build unyt pooch pyyaml"
+    - "conda install --yes -c conda-forge numpy scipy nose pytest setuptools ipython git
+    Cython sympy fastcache h5py matplotlib=3.1.3 mock pandas cartopy conda-build pooch pyyaml"
+    - "pip install git+https://github.com/yt-project/unyt@de443dff7671f1e68557306d77582cd117cc94f8#egg=unyt"
     # install yt
     - "pip install -e ."
 
diff --git a/tests/test_minimal_requirements.txt b/tests/test_minimal_requirements.txt
index 78bdd02af3a..a8243558a1b 100644
--- a/tests/test_minimal_requirements.txt
+++ b/tests/test_minimal_requirements.txt
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ pytest~=4.6; python_version < '3.0'
 pyyaml>=4.2b1
 coverage==4.5.1
 codecov==2.0.15
-unyt==2.7.1
+git+https://github.com/yt-project/unyt@de443dff7671f1e68557306d77582cd117cc94f8#egg=unyt