diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a32412d..96fa057 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ if sys.platform == 'win32':
     subprocess.call([os.path.join('flask', bin, 'pip'), 'install', '--no-deps', 'lamson', 'chardet', 'flask-mail'])
 else:
     subprocess.call([os.path.join('flask', bin, 'pip'), 'install', 'flask-mail'])
+subprocess.call([os.path.join('flask', bin, 'pip'), 'install', 'sqlalchemy==0.7.9'])
 subprocess.call([os.path.join('flask', bin, 'pip'), 'install', 'flask-sqlalchemy'])
 subprocess.call([os.path.join('flask', bin, 'pip'), 'install', 'sqlalchemy-migrate'])
 subprocess.call([os.path.join('flask', bin, 'pip'), 'install', 'flask-whooshalchemy'])