diff --git a/roles/lokole/tasks/install.yml b/roles/lokole/tasks/install.yml
index 04098dce7..776014396 100644
--- a/roles/lokole/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/lokole/tasks/install.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,18 @@
       - wvdial
     state: present
 
+- name: "workarounds for older flask version used"
+  pip:
+    name: "{{ item.name }}"
+    version: "{{ item.version }}"
+    virtualenv: "{{ lokole_venv }}"
+    virtualenv_command: python3 -m venv "{{ lokole_venv }}"
+    extra_args: --no-cache-dir    # To avoid caching issues e.g. soon after new releases hit https://pypi.org/project/opwen-email-client/
+  with_items:
+    - { name: 'itsdangerous', version: '2.0.1' }
+    - { name: 'Jinja2', version: '3.0.3' }
+
+
 # For development purposes -- To install Lokole from a given commit, add the
 # following line to roles/lokole/defaults/main.yml:
 # lokole_commit: <git_commit_id>