diff --git a/lib/grunt/utils.js b/lib/grunt/utils.js
index ea8c65d5..7e85b400 100644
--- a/lib/grunt/utils.js
+++ b/lib/grunt/utils.js
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ var version;
 module.exports = {
 
   init: function() {
-    shell.exec('npm install');
+    if (!process.env.TRAVIS) {
+      shell.exec('npm install');
+    }
   },