diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c8301bf9a..2f8eee296 100755
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@ node_js:
   - "6"
 
 sudo: false
+
+before_install: if [[ `npm -v` != 3* ]]; then npm i -g npm@3; fi
+