diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b5a1f280d..0b6b88e10 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,20 @@
 language: python
+# Setup anaconda
+before_install:
+  - wget http://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh -O miniconda.sh
+  - chmod +x miniconda.sh
+  - ./miniconda.sh -b
+  - export PATH=/home/travis/miniconda/bin:$PATH
+  - conda update --yes conda
+  # The next couple lines fix a crash with multiprocessing on Travis and are not specific to using Miniconda
+  - sudo rm -rf /dev/shm
+  - sudo ln -s /run/shm /dev/shm
 python:
-  - "2.7"
   - "3.4"
 # command to install dependencies
-install: "python setup.py install"
+install:
+  - conda install --yes python=$TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION numpy scipy matplotlib pandas pytest
+  # Coverage packages are on my binstar channel
+  - python setup.py install
 # command to run tests
 script: pytest
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