diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 16a3cf0a5b..34f4ced673 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ language: cpp
 compiler:
   - gcc
 before_install:
+ - sudo apt-get update -qq -y
  - sudo apt-get install libboost-regex1.48.0-dev libboost-system1.48-dev libboost-thread1.48-dev libboost-test1.48-dev libboost-random1.48-dev -y
 env:
   global: