diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0a170f5e0..ffd94f8a6 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ matrix:
     - PYTHON_CONFIGURE_OPTS="--enable-framework"
 before_install:
   - bash ./scripts/ci/before_install.sh
+  - if [[ -n "$PYTHON_VER" ]]; then
+        pyenv shell $PYTHON_VER
+    fi
+  - python --version
   - source env.sh
   - python --version
 install: