diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 361dc47..27918bc 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ websocket-client==1.1.0
 Werkzeug==2.0.1
 zipp==3.4.1
 PyYAML==5.4.1
-pywin32==301 # needed for docker error messages
+# pywin32==301 # needed for docker error messages
+pywin32==227