diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7c6c5f8e5..638298b7c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ before_install:
   - "sh -e /etc/init.d/xvfb start"
   - sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:chris-lea/node.js  # ubuntu 12.04 only
   - sudo apt-get update
+  - sudo apt-get upgrade -y
 
 install:
   - cd ..