diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1e11913..8da6e73 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 language: python
 python:
   - "2.7"
+  - "3.6"
 install:
   - sudo apt-get update
   - echo $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION
@@ -18,7 +19,9 @@ install:
   - conda create -q -n test python=$TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION numpy numba scipy pytest pytest-cov coverage sphinx nose
   - source activate test
   - pip install -U codecov
-  - pip install -U backports.functools_lru_cache
+  - if [[ "$TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION" == "2.7" ]]; then
+       pip install -U backports.functools_lru_cache
+    fi
   - python setup.py install
   
 script: