diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index e7944d8a..6d188401 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ before_install:
   - sudo apt-get install -qq python-matplotlib
 
 install:
+  - pip install --upgrade numpy==1.7.1 
   - pip install sphinx 
   - pip install nose
   - pip install . --use-mirrors
 # command to run tests, e.g. python setup.py test
 script: 
-  - nosetests GPy/testing
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+  - nosetests GPy/testing