diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 25ecce3f..b51330bc 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ before_script:
 
 script:
   - if [[ "$TRAVIS_EVENT_TYPE" != "pull_request" && "$TRAVIS_BRANCH" != quick/* ]]; then
-      npm i gemini@^4.0.0 gemini-sauce gemini-polyserve &&
+      npm i --no-save gemini@^4.0.0 gemini-sauce gemini-polyserve &&
       gemini test test/visual &&
       gemini test test/visual -c .gemini-chrome.yml &&
       xvfb-run -s '-screen 0 1024x768x24' polymer test --env saucelabs;