diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 49a8f9e..99a9872 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 language: ruby
-cache: bundler
+sudo: false # taking advantage of container-based infrastructure
+cache: bundler # maybe someday they'll add support for us freeloaders...
 rvm:
   - 2.0
   - 2.1