diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a14777ee08123a57d351b80edae6406e1ed27f8e..91c2faab2de455626e950f50192a273b32dee597 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ matrix:
 before_install:
 - sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:biometrics/bob
 - sudo apt-get update -qq
-- sudo apt-get install -qq --force-yes libboost-all-dev libblitz1-dev libhdf5-serial-dev libmatio-dev libatlas-dev libatlas-base-dev liblapack-dev texlive-latex-recommended texlive-latex-extra texlive-fonts-recommended
+- sudo apt-get install -qq --force-yes libboost-all-dev libblitz1-dev libhdf5-serial-dev libgif-dev libmatio-dev libatlas-dev libatlas-base-dev liblapack-dev texlive-latex-recommended texlive-latex-extra texlive-fonts-recommended
 - sudo apt-get install -qq --force-yes dvipng texlive-latex-base texlive-math-extra 
 - sudo apt-get install -qq --force-yes libatlas-dev libatlas-base-dev liblapack-dev gfortran
 - sudo apt-get install -qq --force-yes python-opencv libcv-dev libcvaux-dev libopencv-dev