diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index e33e3fe..0e8ef71 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ python:
   - "3.4"
   - "3.5"
   - "3.6"
+before_install:
+  - sudo apt-get -qq update
+  - sudo apt-get install -y task
 install:
   - pip install i3ipc
   - pip install psutil