diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a9e0ec0c..170381ae 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ before_script:
   - greenkeeper-lockfile-update
 after_script:
   - greenkeeper-lockfile-upload
+install:
+  - npm ci || npm i
 script: travis_retry npm run $COMMAND
 env:
   global: