diff --git a/scripts/dev/ci/travis_install.sh b/scripts/dev/ci/travis_install.sh
index 0ecf1028a..e18e1bad3 100644
--- a/scripts/dev/ci/travis_install.sh
+++ b/scripts/dev/ci/travis_install.sh
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ brew_install() {
 }
 
 pip_install() {
-    # this uses python2
-    travis_retry python -m pip install "$@"
+    travis_retry python3 -m pip install "$@"
 }
 
 npm_install() {
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ elif [[ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME == osx ]]; then
     brew_install python3 qt5 pyqt5
 
     pip_install -r misc/requirements/requirements-tox.txt
-    pip --version
+    python3 -m pip --version
     tox --version
     check_pyqt
     exit 0