diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index cdfa1ee9..5fda2f4a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ jobs:
 
 # command to install dependencies
 install:
+  - pip install napari[pyside2]
   - pip install .[napari]
   - pip install scikit-image  # only needed for tests