diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index fe569fd7..cb583cf8 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ python:
   - "3.8"
   - "3.9"
 script: tox
+before_install:
+  - python -m pip install --upgrade pip
 install:
-  - pip install --upgrade pip
   - pip install tox-travis