diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8f3f68e78..a44b6a02d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,5 +2,9 @@ language: python
 python:
   - "2.7"
   - "3.3"
+# command to install dependencies
+install:
+  - pip install -r requirements.txt --use-mirrors
+  - pip install pytest-xdist --use-mirrors
 # command to run tests
 script: make test TESTS=tests.test_util