diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 890aa1d..cebcec8 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ addons:
 env:
   - CXX=g++-4.9
 before_install:
-  - npm explore npm -g -- npm install node-gyp@latest
+  - npm install npm@4 -g && npm explore npm -g -- npm install node-gyp@latest
 script: npm run lint && npm test
 after_success: npm run coverage
 notifications: