diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2b730ef..574ab62 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ python:
   # - "3.3"
 
 # command to install dependencies
-install: "pip install -r requirements-dev.txt"
+install:
+  - pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+  # Temporal solution to travis issue #155
+  - sudo rm -rf /dev/shm && sudo ln -s /run/shm /dev/shm
 
 # command to run tests
 script: testify tests