diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 243ea53c..a7796ea1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -57,9 +57,10 @@ install:
   - echo $PATH
   - if [[ $CONDA_CACHED == 0 ]]; then
       conda install --yes python=$PYTHON_VERSION numpy=1.9 scipy=0.16 nose pip six;
-    else
-      conda update python=$PYTHON_VERSION numpy=1.9 scipy=0.16 nose pip six;
+    # else
+    #   conda update python=$PYTHON_VERSION numpy=1.9 scipy=0.16 nose pip six;
     fi;
+  - python -V
   - pip install --upgrade .
 
 before_script: