diff --git a/main.yml b/main.yml
index be6bf279..c64d53ff 100644
--- a/main.yml
+++ b/main.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     - apt: name=python-pudb state=present
     - apt: name=python-pip state=present
     - apt: name=python-mysqldb state=present
+    - shell: pip install -U pip
     - shell: pip install docker-py==1.1.0
 
     # requirements