diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 81bcc61..8a9def1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ before_install:
   - sudo apt-get install -qq python3.4 python3-pip python3.4-venv
 install:
   - python3 -m venv env
+  # travis had an issue...
   - ./env/bin/pip install -U setuptools
-  - ./env/bin/pip install tox
+  - make test-env
 script:
   - make test