diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f5c87609..7fc453a9 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ install:
 - sudo pip install --upgrade cython==0.25.2 pip setuptools
 - wget https://nodejs.org/dist/v8.11.1/node-v8.11.1-linux-x64.tar.xz
 - tar -xf node-v8.11.1-linux-x64.tar.xz
-- sudo ln -s ~/node-v8.11.1-linux-x64/bin/node /usr/bin/node
-- sudo ln -s ~/node-v8.11.1-linux-x64/bin/npm /usr/bin/npm
+- sudo ln -s $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/node-v8.11.1-linux-x64/bin/node /usr/bin/node
+- sudo ln -s $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/node-v8.11.1-linux-x64/bin/npm /usr/bin/npm
 - git clone https://github.com/lbryio/buildozer.git
 - cd app
 - npm config set registry="http://registry.npmjs.org/"
 - npm install
-- sudo ~/node-v8.11.1-linux-x64/bin/npm install -g react-native-cli
+- npm install -g react-native-cli
 - cd ..
 - cd buildozer
 - sudo python setup.py install