diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index cae22d3..99531a8 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ before_install:
   - pip install codecov
 install:
   - if [ "$TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION" == "2.7" ]; then pip install pytest coverage pytest-cov .; else pip install ".[test]"; fi
-script: pytest --cov=cachier
+script: python -m pytest --cov=cachier
 # submit coverage
 after_success:
   # - coveralls
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 7e9a80b..ea825eb 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ To run the tests use:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
-  pytest --cov=cachier
+  python -m pytest --cov=cachier
 
 
 Adding documentation