diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3987168e2..a0ce361ed 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ install:
 # develop seems to be required by travis since 02/2013
   - python setup.py build develop
   - pip install PyYAML argparse setuptools
+  - pip install docutils
   - pip install catkin_pkg
   - pip install rospkg
   - pip install nose coverage mock