diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 36e370e..aacb38f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 language: java
+sudo: false # faster builds
 jdk:
   - oraclejdk8
+
 before_install:
-  - pip install codecov
+  - pip install --user codecov
+
 after_success:
   - codecov