diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 1655f0a..2921eda 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-neon-utils~=1.0
+neon-utils~=1.0,!=1.9.0
 beautifulsoup4~=4.0
 ovos-utils~=0.0, >=0.0.28
 ovos-bus-client~=0.0.3
diff --git a/requirements/test.txt b/requirements/test.txt
index 55bb597..cf7f108 100644
--- a/requirements/test.txt
+++ b/requirements/test.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-neon-minerva[padatious]~=0.1,>=0.1.1a5
+neon-minerva[padatious]~=0.2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/skill.json b/skill.json
index 089f674..d9f7b21 100644
--- a/skill.json
+++ b/skill.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "requirements": {
         "python": [
             "beautifulsoup4~=4.0",
-            "neon-utils~=1.0",
+            "neon-utils~=1.0,!=1.9.0",
             "ovos-bus-client~=0.0.3",
             "ovos-utils~=0.0, >=0.0.28"
         ],