diff --git a/run_integration_tests.go b/run_integration_tests.go
index 6b33423e3..0ae59ec6f 100644
--- a/run_integration_tests.go
+++ b/run_integration_tests.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ func (env *TravisEnvironment) Prepare() {
 
 	if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
 		// install the libraries necessary for fuse
+		run("brew", "update")
 		run("brew", "install", "caskroom/cask/brew-cask")
 		run("brew", "cask", "install", "osxfuse")
 	}