diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index df10e68..f6b75ce 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ python:
   - "3.3"
   - "3.4"
 before_install: make test-env
-install: pip install .
+install:
+  - pip install pip>=8.0.2
+  - pip install .
 script: py.test -v
 after_script: make clean clean-env
 sudo: false