diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c944775..fc66b36 100755
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ language: python
 python:
   - 3.3
   - 2.7
+before_install:
+ - sudo apt-get install tabix
+ - sudo apt-get install -y tabix
 install:
  - pip install coveralls
 script: