diff --git a/install b/install
index d76de0b..f5313c0 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -465,6 +465,7 @@ wo_install() {
 # WordOps install
 wo_travis_install() {
 
+    python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
     python3 -m pip install --upgrade dist/*.whl
     cp -rf /usr/local/lib/python3.*/dist-packages/etc/* /etc/
     cp -rf /usr/local/lib/python3.*/dist-packages/usr/* /usr/