diff --git a/conf/intel/portage/package.mask/00-sabayon.package.mask b/conf/intel/portage/package.mask/00-sabayon.package.mask
index 8b8e9c6e..766905e7 100644
--- a/conf/intel/portage/package.mask/00-sabayon.package.mask
+++ b/conf/intel/portage/package.mask/00-sabayon.package.mask
@@ -185,3 +185,17 @@ dev-python/pillow
 # 2013-08-12 Fabio Erculiani: oyranos 0.9.4 wants elektra 0.7
 # stop matter from bumping it for now.
 >=app-admin/elektra-0.8
+
+# 2013-08-12 Fabio Erculiani: dev-python/python-novaclient and 
+# dev-python/python-glanceclient want older prettytable and
+# matter keeps pulling it it.
+>=dev-python/prettytable-0.7
+
+# 2013-08-12 Fabio Erculiani: dev-python/sqlalchemy-migrate-0.7
+# requires an older version of sqlalchemy (of course!)
+>=dev-python/sqlalchemy-0.8
+
+# 2013-08-12 Fabio Erculiani: dev-perl/math-pari wants exactly
+# sci-mathematics/pari-2.3.5
+<sci-mathematics/pari-2.3.5
+>sci-mathematics/pari-2.3.5