diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9552496a..967591b9 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ install:
 - sudo apt-get update
 - sudo apt-get install -y libzmq3-dev
 - pip install -U pip
+- pip install riemann-client
 - pip install cython
 - cython logbook/_speedups.pyx
 env: