diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 83cafa4d..0a523a36 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ gem "plek"
 gem "rack_strip_client_ip"
 gem "rails-controller-testing"
 gem "sentry-sidekiq"
-gem "sidekiq-unique-jobs"
+gem "sidekiq-unique-jobs", "< 8.0.8"
 gem "sprockets-rails"
 gem "state_machines-mongoid"
 
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 080591b3..4fec8634 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ GEM
       logger
       rack (>= 2.2.4)
       redis-client (>= 0.22.2)
-    sidekiq-unique-jobs (8.0.10)
+    sidekiq-unique-jobs (8.0.7)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0, >= 1.0.5)
       sidekiq (>= 7.0.0, < 8.0.0)
       thor (>= 1.0, < 3.0)
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rspec-sidekiq
   rubocop-govuk
   sentry-sidekiq
-  sidekiq-unique-jobs
+  sidekiq-unique-jobs (< 8.0.8)
   simplecov
   sprockets-rails
   state_machines-mongoid