diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 73077e577..7cc172127 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ addons:
     - texlive-fonts-extra
 
 before_install:
+- sudo apt -y install texlive-generic-recommended
 - git clone https://github.com/greghendershott/travis-racket.git ~/travis-racket
 - cat ~/travis-racket/install-racket.sh | bash # pipe to bash not sh!
 - export PATH="${RACKET_DIR}/bin:${PATH}" #install-racket.sh can't set for us