diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b9ebb0b84f..19afc5ebfc 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ notifications:
 before_install:
 - npm install -g npm@5
 - npm install -g greenkeeper-lockfile@1
+install: 
+  - npm install
 before_script: greenkeeper-lockfile-update
 after_script: greenkeeper-lockfile-upload
 script: