diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 02b8b10..d637f09 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ python:
   - "3.3"
   - "3.4"
 before_install:
-  - pip install pip>=8.0.2
+  - pip install -U pip>=8.0.2
   - make test-env
 install: pip install .
 script: py.test -v