diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 53a8322..eba63f9 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ script:
  - export SRC_TGZ=$(cabal info . | awk '{print $2 ".tar.gz";exit}');
    cd dist/;
    if [ -f "$SRC_TGZ" ]; then
-      cabal install "$SRC_TGZ";
+      cabal install --force-reinstalls "$SRC_TGZ";
    else
       echo "expected '$SRC_TGZ' not found";
       exit 1;