diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 034de2bb8..bd45b096d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ before_install:
   - gem install dropbox-deployment
   - eval "${MATRIX_EVAL}"
   - pip --version
-  - sudo pip install --upgrade pip
+  - pip install --upgrade pip || sudo pip install --upgrade pip
   - pip --version
-  - sudo pip install --upgrade setuptools wheel
+  - pip install --upgrade setuptools wheel || sudo pip install --upgrade setuptools wheel
   - python -c "import distutils.sysconfig as sysconfig; print(sysconfig.__file__)"
 
 install: