diff --git a/.ci/localhost_ansible_tests.py b/.ci/localhost_ansible_tests.py
index 0e7e8be4..aaecc973 100755
--- a/.ci/localhost_ansible_tests.py
+++ b/.ci/localhost_ansible_tests.py
@@ -21,8 +21,14 @@ with ci_lib.Fold('unit_tests'):
 
 with ci_lib.Fold('job_setup'):
     os.chmod(KEY_PATH, int('0600', 8))
+    # NOTE: sshpass v1.06 causes errors so pegging to 1.05 -> "msg": "Error when changing password","out": "passwd: DS error: eDSAuthFailed\n", 
+    # there's a checksum error with "brew install http://git.io/sshpass.rb" though, so installing manually
     if not ci_lib.exists_in_path('sshpass'):
-        run("brew install esolitos/ipa/sshpass")
+        run("curl -O -L  https://sourceforge.net/projects/sshpass/files/sshpass/1.05/sshpass-1.05.tar.gz && \
+                tar xvf sshpass-1.05.tar.gz && \
+                cd sshpass-1.05 && \
+                ./configure && \
+                sudo make install")
 
 
 with ci_lib.Fold('machine_prep'):