diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a94c5460c..0813b27d1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ addons:
   apt:
     packages:
       - doxygen
+      - openmpi
       - wget
       - git
       - libcurl4-openssl-dev