diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 71df4d9..7e240f2 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 language: python
 install:
+  - pip install --upgrade pip
+  - pip install --upgrade pytest
   - pip install .
 python:
   - "2.7"