diff --git a/lib/utils.pm b/lib/utils.pm
index 47e0d6cb..b065b412 100644
--- a/lib/utils.pm
+++ b/lib/utils.pm
@@ -466,6 +466,14 @@ sub _repo_setup_updates {
     # source packages and epochs
     assert_script_run 'rpm -qp *.rpm --qf "%{SOURCERPM} %{EPOCH} %{NAME}-%{VERSION}-%{RELEASE}\n" | sort -u > /var/log/updatepkgs.txt';
     upload_logs "/var/log/updatepkgs.txt";
+    # HOTFIX 2018-11: an authselect change broke FreeIPA, grab the
+    # pending update that fixes that (F28 and F29)
+    if (get_var("VERSION") eq "29") {
+        assert_script_run "bodhi updates download --updateid FEDORA-2018-a7e4debd10", 600;
+    }
+    if (get_var("VERSION") eq "28") {
+        assert_script_run "bodhi updates download --updateid FEDORA-2018-892835660b", 600;
+    }
     # create the repo metadata
     assert_script_run "createrepo .";
     # write a repo config file