diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5dbd7eb18..77dad2ae1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ before_install:
 - cabal --version
 
 install:
-- cabal new-update hackage.haskell.org
+- cabal new-update -v hackage.haskell.org
 - cabal new-configure --enable-tests --write-ghc-environment-files=always
 - cabal new-build --only-dependencies -j