diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 68532110b..ff610266c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,16 @@ services:
   - docker
   - neo4j
 
+env:
+  - DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION=1.23.2
+
+before_install:
+  - sudo rm /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
+  - curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/${DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION}/docker-compose-`uname -s`-`uname -m` > docker-compose
+  - chmod +x docker-compose
+  - sudo mv docker-compose /usr/local/bin
+
+
 install:
   - git submodule update --remote --merge
   - yarn global add cypress