diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 641b7f9..773bb08 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ python:
   # - "pypy3" # psutil errs
 
 install: 
-  - "pip install --upgrade -r requirements.txt"     
+  - "pip install --user --upgrade -r requirements.txt"     
   - "pip install -e ."
 
 # command to run tests