diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index cc4dba29..9672e129 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ language: node_js
 node_js:
   - "0.8"
   - "0.10"
+before_install:
+  - npm install -g npm@~1.4.6