diff --git a/tools/travis/setup.sh b/tools/travis/setup.sh
index c2a04308..cd40d294 100755
--- a/tools/travis/setup.sh
+++ b/tools/travis/setup.sh
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ chmod +x get_helm.sh
 ./get_helm.sh
 
 # Install tiller
-/usr/local/bin/helm init
+/usr/local/bin/helm init --service-account default
 
 # Wait for tiller to be ready
 TIMEOUT=0