diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6e4be29ac..993e442cf 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ node_js:
   - "0.10"
 before_script:
   - node script/create-test-tables.js pg://postgres@127.0.0.1:5432/postgres
+before_install:
+  - npm install -g npm@~1.4.6