diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 380d44b..65e63ef 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ before_script:
 after_script:
   - greenkeeper-lockfile-upload
 install:
-  - npm install
+  - npm ci || npm i
 script: travis_retry npm run $COMMAND
 env:
   global: