diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b0243cf7..45cc7177 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 language: node_js
+before_install: "npm install -g npm"
 node_js:
     - "0.8"
     - "0.10"