diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2ed8db8..62e01ea 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ before_install:
  - "sudo apt-get install libpcap0.8-dev libnetfilter-queue-dev"
 
 install: "pip install -r requirements.txt"
-script: tests/basic_tests.py
+script: python tests/basic_tests.py
diff --git a/tests/basic_tests.py b/tests/basic_tests.py
index 63f2f55..585a02a 100644
--- a/tests/basic_tests.py
+++ b/tests/basic_tests.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from commands import getstatusoutput
 class BasicTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
 	def test_exec(self):
-		status, res = getstatusoutput('python mitmf.py --help')
+		status, res = getstatusoutput('sudo python mitmf.py --help')
 		self.assertEqual(0, status)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':