diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 841aa83fc64762921ab8c25e767cda1618299625..09feadcce9e075b44d0363582200992f6ce5f4ad 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ matrix:
         - NUMPYSPEC===1.8.0
 before_install:
   - sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:biometrics/bob
+  - sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:biometrics/bob.preview
   - sudo apt-get update -qq
   - sudo apt-get install -qq --force-yes bob-dev
   - sudo apt-get install -qq python-opencv libcv-dev libcvaux-dev libopencv-dev