diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5d2fff065..f7b9d779c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,22 +9,27 @@ matrix:
 
 install:
   # Install conda
-  - wget https://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh -O miniconda.sh
-  - bash miniconda.sh -b -p $HOME/miniconda
-  - export PATH="$HOME/miniconda/bin:$PATH"
-  - conda config --set always_yes yes --set changeps1 no
-  - conda install conda=4.6
-  - conda info
+  - |
+    wget https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh -O miniconda.sh
+    bash miniconda.sh -b -p $HOME/miniconda
+    export PATH="$HOME/miniconda/bin:$PATH"
+    conda config --set always_yes yes --set changeps1 no --set show_channel_urls true
+    conda update --quiet conda
+    conda config --add channels conda-forge --force
+    conda config --set channel_priority strict
+    conda config --set safety_checks disabled
+
 
   # Install dependencies
   - conda env create --file="${ENV_FILE}"
   - source activate test
-  - pip install -e .
   - conda list
+  - conda info --all
 
 script:
   - python setup.py sdist >/dev/null
   - echo "check_stable=False" >libpysal/config.py
+  - python setup.py install
   - nosetests --with-doctest --verbose --with-coverage --cover-package=libpysal -I shapely_ext.py;
   #- cd doc; make pickle; make doctest
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