diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d7e3f7cf..f30c0910 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ before_install:
 
 install:
   - conda install --yes python=$TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION atlas numpy=1.7 scipy=0.12 matplotlib nose sphinx pip nose
-  - pip install . 
+  #- pip install . 
+  - python setup.py --build_ext --inplace
   #--use-mirrors
   #
 # command to run tests, e.g. python setup.py test