diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7165e5baa744ad24b35cbfd1db5886b05c24c39b..5cc2b66481affc2e19978e3481a5dccc68e2f701 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ addons:
 install:
   - >
       conda create -q -n test-environment python=$TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION
-      numpy scipy nose pandas matplotlib h5py pylint
+      numpy scipy nose pandas matplotlib h5py pylint cvxopt
   - source activate test-environment
   - pip install pypandoc
   - pip install -r requirements.txt