diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9a3780ec..c4947bf6 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ os:
 cache:
   directories:
      - $HOME/download/
+     - $HOME/install/
 
 env:
   - PYTHON_VERSION=2.7
@@ -54,10 +55,10 @@ before_install:
       bash $MINCONDA_CACHE_FILE -b -p $MINICONDA_INSTALL;
     fi;
   - export PATH="$MINICONDA_INSTALL/bin:$PATH";
-  - conda install --yes python=$PYTHON_VERSION numpy=1.9 scipy=0.16 nose pip six;
-  - python -V
   
 install:
+  - conda install --yes python=$PYTHON_VERSION numpy=1.9 scipy=0.16 nose pip six;
+  - python -V
   - pip install --upgrade .
 
 before_script: