diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0ff068a..c1c3b39 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ python:
 before_install:
   - sudo apt-get update -qq
   - sudo apt-get install -qq libopenjpeg2
+  - sudo apt-get install -qq numpy
+  - sudo apt-get install -qq matplotlib
 
 # command to install dependencies
+# - pip install numpy -q --use-mirrors
+# - pip install matplotlib --use-mirrors
 install:
-  - pip install numpy -q --use-mirrors
-  - pip install matplotlib --use-mirrors
   - pip install . --use-mirrors
 # command to run tests
 script: