diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index dd66860fc0c1dca1fc9abb7a6915010b989244f1..227698924e2edd1544fe184ca4d18e74f2594c9e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ compiler:
   - clang
 before_install:
   - sudo apt-get update -qq
-  - sudo apt-get install -qq swig python-dev
+  - sudo apt-get install -qq swig python-dev python-nose
 script: 
   - scons
 notifications: