diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index dda1473ba3..b53dae7e70 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ before_install:
   - export DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=akvo.settings
   - export PYTHONPATH=$HOME/builds/akvo/akvo-rsr
   - sudo mkdir /var/log/akvo/
+  - sudo chmod -R 777 /var/log/akvo/
 
 install:
   - pip install -r scripts/deployment/pip/requirements/2_rsr.txt