diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index aac7620c1a..ec361b482b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ cache:
   - ccache
 
 before_install:
-  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" != "osx" ]; then docker build -t damo22/r2-travis:latest -f Dockerfile.travis . ; else rm -rf .nvm && git clone https://github.com/creationix/nvm.git .nvm && (cd .nvm && git checkout `git describe --abbrev=0 --tags`) && . .nvm/nvm.sh && nvm install 8.11.3; fi
+  - if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" != "osx" ]; then docker pull damo22/r2-travis || docker build -t damo22/r2-travis:latest -f Dockerfile.travis . ; else rm -rf .nvm && git clone https://github.com/creationix/nvm.git .nvm && (cd .nvm && git checkout `git describe --abbrev=0 --tags`) && . .nvm/nvm.sh && nvm install 8.11.3; fi
 
 script:
   - export PR_NAME=$(echo $TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST_SLUG | cut -d'/' -f1)