diff --git a/.circleci/circle_requirements.txt b/.circleci/circle_requirements.txt
index e8f4a9b..ef97cda 100644
--- a/.circleci/circle_requirements.txt
+++ b/.circleci/circle_requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-poetry==1.1.6
+poetry>=1.2.0
 tox>=3.23.1
diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index b3e01d2..e08aa60 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -18,23 +18,23 @@ jobs:
           command: poetry build
   test:
     docker:
-      - image: redislabs/redisgears:edge
+      - image: redislabs/redisgears:1.2.4
     steps:
       - checkout
 
       - run:
           name: install tox dependencies
           command: |
-            /var/opt/redislabs/modules/rg/python3_99.99.99/bin/python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip virtualenv
-            /var/opt/redislabs/modules/rg/python3_99.99.99/bin/python3 -m pip install -r .circleci/circle_requirements.txt
+            /var/opt/redislabs/modules/rg/python3_1.2.4/bin/python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip virtualenv
+            /var/opt/redislabs/modules/rg/python3_1.2.4/bin/python3 -m pip install -r .circleci/circle_requirements.txt
       - run:
           name: build sdist and wheels
           command: |
-            /var/opt/redislabs/modules/rg/python3_99.99.99/bin/python3 -m poetry build
+            /var/opt/redislabs/modules/rg/python3_1.2.4/bin/python3 -m poetry build
       - run:
           name: run tests
           command:
-            /var/opt/redislabs/modules/rg/python3_99.99.99/bin/python3 -m tox -e tests
+            /var/opt/redislabs/modules/rg/python3_1.2.4/bin/python3 -m tox -e tests
 
 workflows:
   main:
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index dd10397..eeea866 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@ envlist = tests
 [testenv:tests]
 commands_pre =
     pip install --upgrade pip
+    {envdir}/bin/poetry config virtualenvs.create false
     {envdir}/bin/python -m pip install poetry
     {envdir}/bin/python -m pip install RLTest~=0.5.0
-    {envdir}/bin/python -m poetry install
+    {envdir}/bin/python -m poetry export --without-hashes --format=requirements.txt -o requirements.txt --dev
+    {envdir}/bin/python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
+    {envdir}/bin/python -m pip install gears-cli
     bash ./generate_tests_cert.sh
 commands = {envdir}/bin/python -m RLTest --module /var/opt/redislabs/lib/modules/redisgears.so --module-args "Plugin /var/opt/redislabs/modules/rg/plugin/gears_python.so" -t pytests/ --tls --tls-cert-file ./tests/tls/redis.crt --tls-key-file ./tests/tls/redis.key --tls-ca-cert-file ./tests/tls/ca.crt --tls-passphrase foobar