diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 504c444..5849bb0 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ python:
   - "3.3"
 # command to install dependencies
 install:
-  - "pip install ."
   - "pip install -r requirements.txt"
+before_script:
+  - "git clone https://github.com/ahmedbodi/stratum"
+  - "cd stratum"
+  - "python setup.py install"
+  - "cd .."
 # command to run tests
 script: nosetests