diff --git a/tests/Makefile.include b/tests/Makefile.include
index f93e611220..2baebc179e 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.include
+++ b/tests/Makefile.include
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ check-acceptance: check-venv $(TESTS_RESULTS_DIR) get-vm-images
             --show=$(AVOCADO_SHOW) run --job-results-dir=$(TESTS_RESULTS_DIR) \
             --filter-by-tags-include-empty --filter-by-tags-include-empty-key \
             $(AVOCADO_TAGS) \
-            $(if $(GITLAB_CI),,--failfast=on) tests/acceptance, \
+            $(if $(GITLAB_CI),,--failfast) tests/acceptance, \
             "AVOCADO", "tests/acceptance")
 
 # Consolidated targets
diff --git a/tests/requirements.txt b/tests/requirements.txt
index f9c84b4ba1..036691c922 100644
--- a/tests/requirements.txt
+++ b/tests/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Add Python module requirements, one per line, to be installed
 # in the tests/venv Python virtual environment. For more info,
 # refer to: https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/user_guide/#id1
-avocado-framework==76.0
+avocado-framework==81.0
 pycdlib==1.9.0