diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 281b46a..f111d77 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 language: node_js
 sudo: false
 before_install:
-  - "npm i -g npm@1.4.28"
+  - '[ "${TRAVIS_NODE_VERSION}" != "0.8" ] || npm install -g npm@1.4.28'
+  - npm install -g npm@latest
 node_js:
   - 0.8
   - 0.10