diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6ad868e..a221f24 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ python:
   - "2.6"
   - "2.7"
 before_install:
-  - pip install gevent
+  - sudo apt-get update -qq
+  - sudo apt-get install -qq python-gevent 
 script:
   - python test.py
 branches: