diff --git a/scripts/travis.sh b/scripts/travis.sh
index 7c96a02eb5..5c084145da 100755
--- a/scripts/travis.sh
+++ b/scripts/travis.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ scripts/fetchdep.sh matrix-org matrix-js-sdk
 rm -r node_modules/matrix-js-sdk || true
 ln -s matrix-js-sdk node_modules/matrix-js-sdk
 
+pushd node_modules/matrix-js-sdk
+npm install
+popd
+
 npm run test
 ./.travis-test-riot.sh