diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1e7d3ff620..8461a9483a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ before_install:
   - if [ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME = linux ]; then sudo apt-get install libdbus-1-dev -y; fi
 
 before_script:
-  - if [ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME = linux ]; then npm install electron-rebuild; fi
+  - if [ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME = linux ]; then npm install --save-dev electron-rebuild; fi
   - if [ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME = linux ]; then node_modules/.bin/electron-rebuild; fi
       
 script: