diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7c5521d..89986e1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ rvm:
   - "2.2.7"
   - "2.3.4"
   - "2.4.1"
+before_install:
+  - gem update --system
+  - gem --version
 install:
   - gem build telesign.gemspec
   - gem install telesign-*.gem --development