diff --git a/instance/migrations/0139_auto_20210217_1216.py b/instance/migrations/0139_auto_20210217_1216.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e4d429de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/instance/migrations/0139_auto_20210217_1216.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Generated by Django 2.2.12 on 2021-02-17 12:16
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+import functools
+import instance.models.utils
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('instance', '0138_auto_20201219_1908'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='openedxappserver',
+            name='ansible_appserver_version',
+            field=models.CharField(default=functools.partial(instance.models.utils._get_setting, *('ANSIBLE_APPSERVER_VERSION',), **{}), help_text='The version of the Ansible playbook repository to checkout.', max_length=256),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='openedxinstance',
+            name='ansible_appserver_version',
+            field=models.CharField(default=functools.partial(instance.models.utils._get_setting, *('ANSIBLE_APPSERVER_VERSION',), **{}), help_text='The version of the Ansible playbook repository to checkout.', max_length=256),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/opencraft/settings.py b/opencraft/settings.py
index fba996e34..79d50f0fd 100644
--- a/opencraft/settings.py
+++ b/opencraft/settings.py
@@ -601,7 +601,9 @@
 ANSIBLE_APPSERVER_PLAYBOOK = env('ANSIBLE_APPSERVER_PLAYBOOK', default='playbooks/appserver.yml')
 
 # The path to the requirements file for the common appserver playbook.
-ANSIBLE_APPSERVER_REQUIREMENTS_PATH = env('ANSIBLE_APPSERVER_REQUIREMENTS_PATH', default='requirements.txt')
+ANSIBLE_APPSERVER_REQUIREMENTS_PATH = env(
+    'ANSIBLE_APPSERVER_REQUIREMENTS_PATH', default='requirements_ansible_2.8.17.txt'
+)
 
 # The version of the Ansible playbook repository to checkout.
 ANSIBLE_APPSERVER_VERSION = env('ANSIBLE_APPSERVER_VERSION', default='master')