diff --git a/miio/chuangmi_ir.py b/miio/chuangmi_ir.py
index b74b6cb6b..ab2a6431a 100644
--- a/miio/chuangmi_ir.py
+++ b/miio/chuangmi_ir.py
@@ -130,10 +130,10 @@ def play(self, command: str):
 
 
 class ProntoPulseAdapter(Adapter):
-    def _decode(self, obj, context):
+    def _decode(self, obj, context, *args, **kwargs):
         return int(obj * context._.modulation_period)
 
-    def _encode(self, obj, context):
+    def _encode(self, obj, context, *args, **kwargs):
         raise RuntimeError('Not implemented')
 
 
diff --git a/miio/protocol.py b/miio/protocol.py
index 53f4e1bf2..9d1d862d5 100644
--- a/miio/protocol.py
+++ b/miio/protocol.py
@@ -130,16 +130,16 @@ def is_hello(x) -> bool:
 
 class TimeAdapter(Adapter):
     """Adapter for timestamp conversion."""
-    def _encode(self, obj, context):
+    def _encode(self, obj, context, *args, **kwargs):
         return calendar.timegm(obj.timetuple())
 
-    def _decode(self, obj, context):
+    def _decode(self, obj, context, *args, **kwargs):
         return datetime.datetime.utcfromtimestamp(obj)
 
 
 class EncryptionAdapter(Adapter):
     """Adapter to handle communication encryption."""
-    def _encode(self, obj, context):
+    def _encode(self, obj, context, *args, **kwargs):
         """Encrypt the given payload with the token stored in the context.
 
         :param obj: JSON object to encrypt"""
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def _encode(self, obj, context):
         return Utils.encrypt(json.dumps(obj).encode('utf-8') + b'\x00',
                              context['_']['token'])
 
-    def _decode(self, obj, context):
+    def _decode(self, obj, context, *args, **kwargs):
         """Decrypts the given payload with the token stored in the context.
 
         :return str: JSON object"""
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 63ee1dd5d..7b27ea3de 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 click
 cryptography
 pretty_cron
-construct>=2.9.23
+construct>=2.9.23,<=2.9.30
 zeroconf
 attrs
 typing  # for py3.4 support
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6f01563f9..dd4e28af0 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def readme():
     packages=["miio", "mirobo"],
 
     python_requires='>=3.4',
-    install_requires=['construct>=2.9.23',
+    install_requires=['construct>=2.9.23,<=2.9.30',
                       'click',
                       'cryptography',
                       'pretty_cron',