diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6839308e9..ade84bd88 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ python:
   - "2.6"
   - "2.7"
 install:
+  - easy_install https://www.djangoproject.com/download/1.5b2/tarball/
   - pip install -r requirements.txt --use-mirrors
   - python extras/scripts/create_local_settings.py
 script: