diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5c5f67fe..243ea53c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ install:
   - if [[ $CONDA_CACHED == 0 ]]; then
       conda install --yes python=$PYTHON_VERSION numpy=1.9 scipy=0.16 nose pip six;
     else
-      conda upgrade python=$PYTHON_VERSION numpy=1.9 scipy=0.16 nose pip six;
+      conda update python=$PYTHON_VERSION numpy=1.9 scipy=0.16 nose pip six;
     fi;
   - pip install --upgrade .