diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c9c58e97..7df1d4c4 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ python:
 install:
   - pip install -r install/requirements.txt
   - pip install pytest-cov coveralls flake8 pytest-faulthandler pytest-ordering pytest-qt
+  - sudo apt-get install python3-pytest
 before_script:
     # stop the build if there are Python syntax errors or undefined names
     - flake8 . --count --select=E901,E999,F821,F822,F823 --show-source --statistics
diff --git a/unit_tests/run_unit_tests_travis.sh b/unit_tests/run_unit_tests_travis.sh
index 236c48ff..ba9b5b4e 100755
--- a/unit_tests/run_unit_tests_travis.sh
+++ b/unit_tests/run_unit_tests_travis.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 for test in `ls -1 | egrep ^onionshare_`; do
-  xvfb-run pytest $test -vvv || exit 1
+  xvfb-run pytest-3 $test -vvv || exit 1
 done