diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 65171f169..08ce5763f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ install:
   - "cd ../../"
   - "export PYTHONPATH=`pwd`"
   - "python bin/init_model.py en lang_data/ corpora/ data"
-  - "sputnik build . en_default.sputnik"
+  - "cp package.json data"
+  - "sputnik build data en_default.sputnik"
   - "sputnik install en_default.sputnik"
 
 # run tests