diff --git a/.ci/travis.sh b/.ci/travis.sh
index eee709c17..a9e7568f7 100755
--- a/.ci/travis.sh
+++ b/.ci/travis.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash -e
 
+echo $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION
+
 if [[ "$(uname -s)" == 'Darwin' ]]; then
     if brew ls --versions python$PY3 > /dev/null; then
         echo "Brew python is already installed"
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 08c393a6c..fb4d56095 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ matrix:
 #    - python: nightly
     - python: pypy
     - language: generic
-      env: PYV=Mac2
+      env: PY3=2 PYV=Mac2
       os: osx
+      before_install: python2 -m ensurepip --upgrade
     - language: generic
       os: osx
       env: PY3=3 PYV=Mac3
diff --git a/dev-requirements.txt b/dev-requirements.txt
index 62a857de4..db117b1a0 100644
--- a/dev-requirements.txt
+++ b/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 pytest
 pytest-cov
+pycparser<2.18 ; python_version < '2.7'
 paramiko<2.4 ; python_version < '2.7'
 paramiko ; python_version >= '2.7'