diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index fda56dcb..72f82c86 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -43,13 +43,16 @@ before_install:
       echo "Could not find python version";
       exit 1;
     fi;
+  - export MINICONDA_FILE=$MINICONDA-latest-$OS-x86_64-$PYTHON_VERSION.sh
+  - export MINCONDA_CACHE_FILE=$HOME/download/$MINICONDA_FILE
+  - export MINICONDA_INSTALL=$HOME/install/$MINICONDA_FILE
   - if [ ! -f download/$MINICONDA-latest-$OS-x86_64.sh ]; then
       export CONDA_CACHED=0;
-      wget http://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/$MINICONDA-latest-$OS-x86_64.sh -O $HOME/download/$MINICONDA-latest-$OS-x86_64.sh;
-      chmod +x $HOME/download/$MINICONDA-latest-$OS-x86_64.sh;
-      bash $HOME/download/$MINICONDA-latest-$OS-x86_64.sh -b -p $HOME/install/$MINICONDA-latest-$OS-x86_64/;
+      wget http://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/$MINICONDA-latest-$OS-x86_64.sh -O $MINCONDA_CACHE_FILE;
+      chmod +x $MINCONDA_CACHE_FILE;
+      bash $MINCONDA_CACHE_FILE -b -p $MINICONDA_INSTALL;
     fi;
-  - export PATH="$HOME/install/$MINICONDA-latest-$OS-x86_64/bin:$PATH"
+  - export PATH="$MINICONDA_INSTALL/bin:$PATH"
   
 install:
   - conda install --yes python=$PYTHON_VERSION numpy=1.9 scipy=0.16 nose pip six;