diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0f5c725..86b36ff 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@ python:
 # command to install dependencies
 install: "pip install -r requirements.txt"
 install: "pip install nose"
+install: "sh get_testdata.sh"
 # command to run tests
 script: nosetests