diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ad7a062..1272189 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ install:
 script:
   - make localbuild
   - COVERAGE="coverage run"
-  - $COVERAGE python -m pytest -v tests/
+  - PYTEST=`which pytest`;
+  - $COVERAGE $PYTEST -v tests/
 
 after_success:
   - if [ ! -z "$COVERAGE" ]; then codecov; fi