diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0424ad2..367bd23 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ node_js:
   - 0.10
   - 0.8
 before_install:
-  - node -v | grep v0.8 && npm install npm@1.4.29 -g || echo "no need to update NPM"
+  - node -v | grep v0.8 && npm install npm@1.4.28 -g || echo "no need to update NPM"