diff --git a/backfiller/setup.py b/backfiller/setup.py
index 3d5d7d2..350117e 100644
--- a/backfiller/setup.py
+++ b/backfiller/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ setup(
 	packages = find_packages(),
 	install_requires = [
 		"argh",
-		"gevent",
+		"gevent==1.5a2",
 		"psycogreen",
 		"psycopg2",
 		"python-dateutil",
diff --git a/common/setup.py b/common/setup.py
index ae2a724..43818fc 100644
--- a/common/setup.py
+++ b/common/setup.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ setup(
 	version = "0.0.0",
 	packages = find_packages(),
 	install_requires = [
-		"gevent",
+		"gevent==1.5a2",
 		"monotonic",
 		"prometheus-client",
 	],
diff --git a/cutter/setup.py b/cutter/setup.py
index 0483c07..0b6cb31 100644
--- a/cutter/setup.py
+++ b/cutter/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ setup(
 	packages = find_packages(),
 	install_requires = [
 		"argh",
-		"gevent",
+		"gevent==1.5a2",
 		"prometheus-client",
 		"psycogreen",
 		"psycopg2",
diff --git a/downloader/setup.py b/downloader/setup.py
index 2928579..e290e6d 100644
--- a/downloader/setup.py
+++ b/downloader/setup.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ setup(
 	install_requires = [
 		"argh",
 		"python-dateutil",
-		"gevent",
+		"gevent==1.5a2",
 		"monotonic",
 		"prometheus-client==0.7.1", # locked version as we rely on internals
 		"requests",
diff --git a/playlist_manager/setup.py b/playlist_manager/setup.py
index febd9ed..c27e720 100644
--- a/playlist_manager/setup.py
+++ b/playlist_manager/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ setup(
 	packages = find_packages(),
 	install_requires = [
 		"argh",
-		"gevent",
+		"gevent==1.5a2",
 		"prometheus-client",
 		"psycogreen",
 		"psycopg2",
diff --git a/restreamer/setup.py b/restreamer/setup.py
index 9770ac9..2c04944 100644
--- a/restreamer/setup.py
+++ b/restreamer/setup.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ setup(
 		"argh",
 		"python-dateutil",
 		"flask",
-		"gevent",
+		"gevent==1.5a2",
 		"monotonic",
 		"prometheus-client",
 		"wubloader-common",
diff --git a/segment_coverage/setup.py b/segment_coverage/setup.py
index 8f321b6..7daf6ce 100644
--- a/segment_coverage/setup.py
+++ b/segment_coverage/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ setup(
 	packages = find_packages(),
 	install_requires = [
 		'argh',
-		'gevent',
+		'gevent==1.5a2',
 		'matplotlib',
 		'numpy',
 		'psycogreen',
diff --git a/sheetsync/setup.py b/sheetsync/setup.py
index 5627eb7..7d82aa7 100644
--- a/sheetsync/setup.py
+++ b/sheetsync/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ setup(
 	packages = find_packages(),
 	install_requires = [
 		"argh",
-		"gevent",
+		"gevent==1.5a2",
 		"prometheus-client==0.7.1", # locked version as we rely on internals
 		"psycogreen",
 		"psycopg2",
diff --git a/thrimshim/setup.py b/thrimshim/setup.py
index 364c47f..acd1ea3 100644
--- a/thrimshim/setup.py
+++ b/thrimshim/setup.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ setup(
 	install_requires = [
 		"argh",
 		"flask",
-		"gevent",
+		"gevent==1.5a2",
 		"google-auth",
 		"psycogreen",
 		"psycopg2",