diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ea1d3e3661..9b1254ccd7 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ language: node_js
 node_js:
   - "0.10"
 before_script:
-  - npm install -g bower
+  - npm install bower -g
+  - bower install
 env:
   - NODE_ENV=travis
 services: