diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2ecdca6a1..2338bb06d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ python:
   - "3.5"
   - "3.6"
 install:
-  - pip install flake8
+  - pip install flake8==3.4.1
 script:
   - if [[ $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION == '3.5' ]]; then flake8 --max-line-length=100 datadog; fi
   - if [[ $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION == '2.7' ]]; then python setup.py test; else python setup.py test -s tests.unit; fi