diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 49c8a462..fbc707e0 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ env:
 services:
   - docker
 
+before_install:
+  - sudo rm /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
+  - curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.9.0/docker-compose-`uname -s`-`uname -m` > docker-compose
+  - chmod +x docker-compose
+  - sudo mv docker-compose /usr/local/bin
+
 before_script:
   - if [ "$CC" == "gcc" ]; then export CC=gcc-4.8; fi
   - if [ "$CXX" == "g++" ]; then export CXX=g++-4.8; fi