diff --git a/tests/utils/shippable/shippable.sh b/tests/utils/shippable/shippable.sh
index 7bc3676b..dfea7658 100755
--- a/tests/utils/shippable/shippable.sh
+++ b/tests/utils/shippable/shippable.sh
@@ -56,10 +56,11 @@ pip list --disable-pip-version-check
 if [ "${ansible_version}" == "devel" ]; then
     retry pip install https://github.com/ansible/ansible/archive/devel.tar.gz --disable-pip-version-check
 else
-    retry pip install https://github.com/ansible/ansible/archive/stable-2.9.tar.gz --disable-pip-version-check
+    retry pip install https://github.com/felixfontein/ansible/archive/backport/2.9/ansible-test.tar.gz --disable-pip-version-check
+    # retry pip install https://github.com/ansible/ansible/archive/stable-2.9.tar.gz --disable-pip-version-check
     # retry pip install ansible==${ansible_version} --disable-pip-version-check
     # force complete CI run for Ansible 2.9: 2.9's ansible-test's change detection for collections is broken
-    COMPLETE=yes
+    # COMPLETE=yes  -- should no longer necessary with the backports
 fi
 
 # START: HACK