diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 55c574df..f2779e60 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ install:
   - wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ocaml/ocaml-travisci-skeleton/master/.travis-opam.sh
   - pip install --user flake8
 script:
-  - bash -ex .travis-opam.sh
   - flake8 --show-source --show-pep8 python
+  - bash -ex .travis-opam.sh
 env:
   - OCAML_VERSION=4.02 PACKAGE=xapi-storage