diff --git a/.travis/install-linux.sh b/.travis/install-linux.sh
index 8fe59780..b1b99d5c 100644
--- a/.travis/install-linux.sh
+++ b/.travis/install-linux.sh
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ chmod +x "$HOME/bin/gimme"
 
 # Install Python libraries
 $PIP install --upgrade --user pip setuptools tox-travis
-$PIP install -r "$REPO_ROOT/requirements.dev.txt"
-$PIP install -r "$REPO_ROOT/lib/skyapi/requirements.txt"
-$PIP install -r "$REPO_ROOT/lib/skyapi/test-requirements.txt"
+$PIP install -r --user "$REPO_ROOT/requirements.dev.txt"
+$PIP install -r --user "$REPO_ROOT/lib/skyapi/requirements.txt"
+$PIP install -r --user "$REPO_ROOT/lib/skyapi/test-requirements.txt"
 
 # Compile SWIG
 mkdir swig_build && \
diff --git a/lib/skyapi/.travis/install-linux.sh b/lib/skyapi/.travis/install-linux.sh
index 8fe59780..b1b99d5c 100644
--- a/lib/skyapi/.travis/install-linux.sh
+++ b/lib/skyapi/.travis/install-linux.sh
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ chmod +x "$HOME/bin/gimme"
 
 # Install Python libraries
 $PIP install --upgrade --user pip setuptools tox-travis
-$PIP install -r "$REPO_ROOT/requirements.dev.txt"
-$PIP install -r "$REPO_ROOT/lib/skyapi/requirements.txt"
-$PIP install -r "$REPO_ROOT/lib/skyapi/test-requirements.txt"
+$PIP install -r --user "$REPO_ROOT/requirements.dev.txt"
+$PIP install -r --user "$REPO_ROOT/lib/skyapi/requirements.txt"
+$PIP install -r --user "$REPO_ROOT/lib/skyapi/test-requirements.txt"
 
 # Compile SWIG
 mkdir swig_build && \