diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5fd6f616..7c66a083 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ python:
   - "3.7-dev"
 install:
   - pip install -r requirements.txt
-  - pip install -r tools/ci/requirements.txt
   - pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
+  - pip install -r tools/ci/requirements.txt
 # command to run tests
 script:
   - python tools/ci/check_all.py
diff --git a/tools/ci/requirements.txt b/tools/ci/requirements.txt
index e69de29b..c28ea649 100644
--- a/tools/ci/requirements.txt
+++ b/tools/ci/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+https://github.com/ambv/black/archive/master.zip
\ No newline at end of file