diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2fe477e5..b9990823 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -30,11 +30,12 @@ jobs:
     - os: windows
       language: shell
       before_install:
-        - choco install python2
-        - choco install --ignore-dependencies vcpython27
+        - choco install python2 tor
         - python -m pip install --upgrade pip
         - wget -c -nc -nv --content-disposition https://github.com/Bitmessage/ThirdPartyLibraries/blob/master/Win64OpenSSL-1_0_2t.exe?raw=true
+        - wget -c -nc -nv https://web.archive.org/web/20190720195601/https://download.microsoft.com/download/7/9/6/796EF2E4-801B-4FC4-AB28-B59FBF6D907B/VCForPython27.msi
         - powershell -Command "Start-Process -FilePath Win64OpenSSL-1_0_2t.exe -ArgumentList '/q /norestart /silent /verysilent /sp- /suppressmsgboxes /dir=C:\OpenSSL-Win64' -Wait"
+        - powershell -Command "Start-Process -FilePath VCForPython27.msi -ArgumentList '/qn /norestart' -Wait"
         - python setup.py build_ext --inplace
       env:
         - PATH=/c/Python27:/c/Python27/Scripts:$PATH