diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7364fae..6dd4d6a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ matrix:
 
 before_install:
   - "npm config set strict-ssl false"
- # - "npm install -g npm@4.3.0"
+  - "./misc/node_version.sh"
   - "npm install -g mocha@2.x voc"
   - "npm install blanket"
   - "npm install word"
diff --git a/misc/node_version.sh b/misc/node_version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..da9b9e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/misc/node_version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+
+# This script will check the current version of node and install another version
+# of npm if node is version 0.8
+
+version=$(node --version)
+
+if [[ $version =~ v0\.8\. ]]
+then
+  npm install -g npm@4.3.0
+fi
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