diff --git a/src/travis/linux-x86-before-install.sh b/src/travis/linux-x86-before-install.sh
index 94abda7b..a026cceb 100644
--- a/src/travis/linux-x86-before-install.sh
+++ b/src/travis/linux-x86-before-install.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+sudo apt update
+sudo apt -y dist-upgrade
 sudo sh -c "echo 'foreign-architecture i386' > /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/multiarch"
 sudo apt update
-sudo apt install -y python2.7:i386
+sudo apt install -y python:i386 python2.7:i386 python2.7-minimal:i386 mime-support:i386
 python -V
 sudo pip install --upgrade pip
 sudo pip freeze > requirements.txt
diff --git a/src/travis/osx-x86_64-sierra-testing-before-install.sh b/src/travis/osx-x86_64-sierra-testing-before-install.sh
index 9cdf6480..ba2bc64c 100644
--- a/src/travis/osx-x86_64-sierra-testing-before-install.sh
+++ b/src/travis/osx-x86_64-sierra-testing-before-install.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-sudo brew update
-sudo brew install python@2 || true
-sudo brew link --overwrite python@2
+brew update
+brew install python@2 || true
+brew link --overwrite python@2
 sudo pip install --upgrade pip
 sudo pip freeze > requirements.txt
 sudo pip install --upgrade -r requirements.txt