diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b51f0f3c0af4b..ea97c9735e636 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ python:
 cache:
   directories:
     - $HOME/.wheelhouse/
+before_install:
+  - rm -rf ~/.npm
+  - mkdir ~/.npm
 install:
   - pip wheel -w $HOME/.wheelhouse -f $HOME/.wheelhouse -r requirements.txt
   - pip install --find-links=$HOME/.wheelhouse --no-index -rrequirements.txt
   - python setup.py install
   - cd dashed/assets
-  - "touch $HOME/.npm/foo.lock; rm -f $HOME/.npm/*.lock"
   - npm install
   - npm run prod
   - cd $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR