diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3a7c2d7ad..94f69cae5 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ python:
   - "3.3"
 
 env:
+  - DJANGO="https://www.djangoproject.com/download/1.6a1/tarball/"
   - DJANGO="django==1.5.1 --use-mirrors"
   - DJANGO="django==1.4.5 --use-mirrors"
   - DJANGO="django==1.3.7 --use-mirrors"