diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 988324c..fc686df 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ before_install:
  - sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:hvr/ghc
  - sudo apt-get update
  - sudo apt-get install cabal-install-$CABALVER ghc-$GHCVER hlint
+ - cabal-$CABALVER update
  - cabal-$CABALVER install happy -j
  - export PATH=/opt/ghc/$GHCVER/bin:~/.cabal/bin:$PATH
 
 install:
- - cabal-$CABALVER update
  - cabal-$CABALVER install --only-dependencies --enable-tests --enable-benchmarks -j
 
 script: