diff --git a/requirements/tests.txt b/requirements/tests.txt
index 08bb006e7a7c..24ec8fa3ef09 100644
--- a/requirements/tests.txt
+++ b/requirements/tests.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ coveralls>=1.8.2
 flake8>=3.7.9
 pytest>=5.2.4
 pytest-cov>=2.8.1
-cov-core>=1.15.0
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+cov-core>=1.15.0
+ovos-backend-client>=0.1.0,<2.0.0
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