diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 66a56880381..e4b179b4450 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,10 +5,16 @@ branches:
   only:
     - master
     - develop
+    - travis-cache
 
 os:
   - linux
 
+cache:
+   pip: true
+   directories:
+       - $HOME/miniconda
+
 env:
   global:
     - secure: "f8EMSWeYC38elhpB4B/ddxlklEvQoycaxnt90Xw2tH/+ThdP1qteQ2vdgNFy1KL7Am/xnbrRhavI5K+ayfxJ93NoE2adaJ9f9aljXK+Oeu+buv5MVo2E2HhN9mX9opSSxiqGmnHIVYcdLP+1soIsDD78SGL7hB/u5nQ1aTzkbaM="
@@ -78,7 +84,8 @@ matrix:
            EVENT_TYPE='cron'
 
 install:
-  - git clone git://github.com/astropy/ci-helpers.git
+  - git clone git://github.com/utkbansal/ci-helpers
+  - cd ci-helpers && git checkout caching && cd ..
   - source ci-helpers/travis/setup_conda_$TRAVIS_OS_NAME.sh
   # additional external tools (Issue #898) -- HOLE
   - |
@@ -100,4 +107,4 @@ after_success:
   # can't use test here since this leads to travis fails even though the build passes
   - if [[ ${TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST} == "false" ]] && [[ ${BUILD_DOCS} == "true" ]] && [[ ${TRAVIS_BRANCH} == ${GH_DOC_BRANCH} ]]; then
             bash ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}/maintainer/deploy_docs.sh;
-    fi
+    fi
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