diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a84445815..a7f554a9d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -68,11 +68,14 @@ matrix:
         - docker
 
       # If we're not on a release branch, exit early and indicate success
-      #before_install: echo "$TRAVIS_BRANCH" | grep -qE "^[0-9.]+$" && exit 0
+      #before_install: echo "$TRAVIS_BRANCH" | grep -qE "^[0-9.]+$" && exit 0;
 
       # Don't install anything, as we're only using the pre-built files
       install: ":"
 
+      # Install wheel for build
+      before_script: pip install wheel
+
       # Perform build
       script:
         - python setup.py build sdist bdist_wheel --universal