diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index bbd1f517c..62b527372 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ node_js:
   - "0.11"
   
 before_install:
-  - travis_retry "npm install -g npm"
-  - travis_retry "npm install"
+  - travis_retry npm install -g npm
+  - travis_retry npm install
 
 script:
   - npm test