diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 97563d648..186e9f77b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
       name: "pylint lbrynet"
       install:
         - pip install astroid pylint
-        - pip install git+https://github.com/lbryio/torba.git#egg=torba
+        - pip install git+https://github.com/lbryio/torba.git#2626a28
         - pip install -e .
       script: pylint lbrynet
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       name: "Unit Tests"
       install:
         - pip install coverage
-        - pip install git+https://github.com/lbryio/torba.git#egg=torba
+        - pip install git+https://github.com/lbryio/torba.git#2626a28
         - pip install -e .
       script:
         - HOME=/tmp coverage run -p --source=lbrynet -m unittest discover -vv tests.unit
diff --git a/scripts/wine_build.sh b/scripts/wine_build.sh
index 175adbc11..d563e5edf 100755
--- a/scripts/wine_build.sh
+++ b/scripts/wine_build.sh
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ apt-get -qq update
 apt-get -qq install -y git
 
 pip install setuptools_scm
-git clone https://github.com/lbryio/torba.git --depth 1
-cd torba && pip install -e . && cd ..
+git clone https://github.com/lbryio/torba.git --depth 20
+cd torba
+git checkout 2626a28e6
+pip install -e . && cd ..
 
 cd lbry
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a4ebfa8d0..2023640f3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ setup(
         'console_scripts': 'lbrynet=lbrynet.extras.cli:main'
     },
     install_requires=[
-        'torba',
+        'torba==0.5.3',
         'aiohttp==3.5.4',
         'aioupnp',
         'appdirs==1.4.3',