diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 63ceca6a17156f589e69ada67a13b5a8d9ab6e11..75eac75a795d3626815553ffec604675fa15815e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ matrix:
   - php: hhvm
 before_script:
 - if [[ "$TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION" == "5.3" || "$TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION" == "5.4" ]];
-  then composer install --dev --prefer-lowest; else
+  then composer update --dev --prefer-lowest; else
   composer install --dev;
   fi
 script: phpunit --configuration tools/phpunit