diff --git a/fixtures/brats/requirements.txt b/fixtures/brats/requirements.txt
index a5863595..fada3aac 100644
--- a/fixtures/brats/requirements.txt
+++ b/fixtures/brats/requirements.txt
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ itsdangerous
 bcrypt
 hiredis
 psycopg2
-mysqlclient
+mysqlclient==2.1.1