diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 10baf10..77b3bc0 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 language: node_js
 node_js:
-  - 0.6
-  - 0.8
-  - 0.10
+  . "0.6"
+  - "0.8"
+  - "0.10"
 
-before_script:
-  - npm update -g npm
+before_install:
+  - '[ "${TRAVIS_NODE_VERSION}" != "0.8" ] || npm install -g npm@1.4.28'
+  - npm install -g npm@latest