diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 09fc637..2a0a8f5 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ env:
   - TOX_ENV=py27
   - TOX_ENV=flake8
 
+before_install:
+  - sudo apt-get update
+  
 install:
   - "pip install tox"