diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 00f43e9b..187821aa 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ before_install:
     fi
   - wget http://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/$MINICONDA-latest-$OS-x86_64.sh -O miniconda.sh;
   - chmod +x miniconda.sh
-  - ./miniconda.sh -b
-  - export PATH=~/miniconda/bin:$PATH
+  - ./miniconda.sh -b -p $HOME/miniconda
+  - export PATH="$HOME/miniconda/bin:$PATH"
 #  - conda update --yes conda
   
 install: