diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 55ceed42ec1..75f3bf843c6 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@ before_install:
   - git submodule update --init --recursive
   - git clone https://github.com/creationix/nvm.git ./.nvm
   - source ./.nvm/nvm.sh
-  - nvm install node
-  - nvm use node
-  - npm install -g npm@2
+  - nvm install 5.10
+  - nvm use 5.10
   - npm config set python `which python`
   - npm install -g gulp
   - if [ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME == "linux" ]; then