diff --git a/tests/_ostree_build.pm b/tests/_ostree_build.pm
index 5a518bcd..f291928d 100644
--- a/tests/_ostree_build.pm
+++ b/tests/_ostree_build.pm
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ sub run {
     assert_script_run 'git clone https://pagure.io/pungi-fedora.git';
     assert_script_run 'cd pungi-fedora/';
     assert_script_run "git checkout ${branch}";
-    assert_script_run 'curl --retry-delay 10 --max-time 30 --retry 5 -o ostree-parse-pungi.py https://pagure.io/fedora-qa/os-autoinst-distri-fedora/raw/main/f/ostree-parse-pungi.py', timeout => 180;
+    assert_script_run 'curl --http1.1 --retry-delay 10 --max-time 30 --retry 5 -o ostree-parse-pungi.py https://pagure.io/fedora-qa/os-autoinst-distri-fedora/raw/main/f/ostree-parse-pungi.py', timeout => 180;
     my $loraxargs = script_output "python3 ostree-parse-pungi.py $lcsubv $arch";
 
     # this 'temporary file cleanup' thing can actually wipe bits of