diff --git a/python-seaborn.spec b/python-seaborn.spec
index 5c01d86..c267e4d 100644
--- a/python-seaborn.spec
+++ b/python-seaborn.spec
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Summary: Statistical data visualization in Python
 BuildRequires: python2-devel python2-setuptools
 BuildRequires: python2-numpy python2-scipy python2-matplotlib python2-pandas
 BuildRequires: python2-six python2-husl
-BuildRequires: python2-nose
+BuildRequires: python2-nose python2-nose-exclude
 BuildRequires: python2-statsmodels
 
 Requires: python2-numpy python2-scipy python2-matplotlib python2-pandas
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ BuildRequires: python3-devel python3-setuptools
 BuildRequires: python3-numpy python3-scipy
 BuildRequires: python3-matplotlib python3-pandas
 BuildRequires: python3-six python3-husl
-BuildRequires: python3-nose
+BuildRequires: python3-nose python3-nose-exclude
 
 Requires: python3-numpy python3-scipy
 Requires: python3-matplotlib python3-pandas
@@ -93,11 +93,12 @@ mkdir matplotlib
 touch matplotlib/matplotlibrc
 export XDG_CONFIG_HOME=`pwd`
 pushd %{buildroot}/%{python2_sitelib}
- nosetests-%{python2_version} -v seaborn
+ # we exclude test_palettes.TestColorPalettes.test_get_color_cycle because the test assumes old matplotlib API
+ nosetests-%{python2_version} -v seaborn --exclude-test=seaborn.tests.test_palettes.TestColorPalettes.test_get_color_cycle
 popd
 
 pushd %{buildroot}/%{python3_sitelib}
- nosetests-%{python3_version} -v seaborn
+ nosetests-%{python3_version} -v seaborn --exclude-test=seaborn.tests.test_palettes.TestColorPalettes.test_get_color_cycle
 popd
 
 %files -n python2-%{srcname}
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ popd
 %changelog
 * Tue Jun 19 2018 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 0.8.1-4
 - Rebuilt for Python 3.7
+- Exclude test_get_color_cycle because the test assumes old matplotlib API
 
 * Fri Mar 09 2018 Iryna Shcherbina <ishcherb@redhat.com> - 0.8.1-3
 - Update Python 2 dependency declarations to new packaging standards