diff --git a/install/install-ci.sh b/install/install-ci.sh
index dbff4a80dd4e08745daa1b51c96fac7c9395e34b..e6ba9645fb6e0806e414d6c0eb977adc0d24325e 100755
--- a/install/install-ci.sh
+++ b/install/install-ci.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ CONDA=${BASEDIR}/bin/conda
 echo "[>>] Cleaning conda cache..."
 ${CONDA} clean --all --yes
 
+echo "[>>] Updating conda and conda-build..."
+${CONDA} update -n root conda conda-build --yes
+
 for k in 2.7 3.4 3.5; do
   py=`echo $k | sed -e 's/\.//'`
   e="bob-devel-py$py"