diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index bd0a5d494591..65ff0a7ce46e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ env:
 install:
     - pip install --upgrade pip
     - pip install -r requirements.txt
-    - python setup.py develop
+    - pip install -e .
 # command to run tests
 script: 
     - python  qcodes/test.py --skip-coverage