diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 7fd6e2fb..51056ce0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ singledispatch
 six
 sqlalchemy
 tornado
-validate
+https://pypi.python.org/packages/02/f8/97105237d0ba693b6f0bdcd94da0504e9a4433988c4393d8d3049094be7a/validate-1.0.1.tar.gz
+#validate
 wand
 werkzeug