diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7a993c5b1a0..d7e7e805d23 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ before_install:
     - export PYTHONIOENCODING=UTF8
     - wget http://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh -O miniconda.sh
     - chmod +x miniconda.sh
-    - ./miniconda.sh -b
-    - export PATH=/home/travis/miniconda/bin:$PATH
+    - bash miniconda.sh -b -p $HOME/miniconda
+    - export PATH=$HOME/miniconda/bin:$PATH
+    - hash -r
     - conda update --yes conda
-
     - if [[ $TEST_MODE == 'spectrum' ]]; then wget $ATOM_DATA_URL; fi
     - if [[ $TEST_MODE == 'spectrum' ]]; then unzip kurucz_cd23_chianti_H_He.zip; fi
     - if [[ $TEST_MODE == 'spectrum' ]]; then mv kurucz_cd23_chianti_H_He.h5 $HOME/; fi