diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index e6a92d883..f32a8f842 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ sudo: false
 
 services:
   - mongodb
+  
+before_install: if [[ `npm -v` != 3* ]]; then npm i -g npm@3; fi
 
 before_script:
   - npm install electron-prebuilt -g