diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5087d3df..98e9bd7f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dist: trusty
 before_install:
   # apt update tends to be flaky in travis, retry up to 3 times on failure
   # https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/common-build-problems/#travis_retry
-  - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" != "osx" ]]; then travis_retry sudo apt update; fi
+  - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" != "osx" ]]; then travis_retry travis_retry sudo apt update; fi
   - git config remote.origin.fetch "+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*"
   - git fetch --unshallow
 install: 'make deps'