diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3919dc2..cbd14a7 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,5 +4,7 @@ python:
   - "2.7"
   - "3.2"
   - "3.3"
+before_install:
+ - if [[ $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION == '2.6' ]]; then pip install unittest2; fi
 # command to run tests
 script: python setup.py test
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