diff --git a/salty/base/python_env/init.sls b/salty/base/python_env/init.sls
index d54dd80..e7971fb 100644
--- a/salty/base/python_env/init.sls
+++ b/salty/base/python_env/init.sls
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 {% if grains['travis'] == True and grains['kernel'] == 'Linux' %}
   {% if "python2" in grains['pip'] %}
-    {% python_env.update({ 'pip_bin_env': '/opt/python/3.5.2/bin/pip3'}) %}
+    {% set pip_travis_env = '/opt/python/3.5.2/bin/pip3' %}
   {% else %}
-    {% python_env.update({'pip_bin_env': grains['pip']}) %}
+    {% set pip_travis_env = grains['pip'] %}
   {% endif %}
 {% endif %}
 
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ virtualenv-install:
   pip.installed:
     - name: {{ python_env.virtualenv }}
     - user: {{ grains.user }}
+    {% if grains['travis'] == True and grains['kernel'] == 'Linux' %}
+    - bin_env: {{ pip_bin_env }}
+    {% else %}
     - bin_env: {{ python_env.pip_bin_env }}
+    {% endif %}
     - require: 
       - pkg: pip-install
 
@@ -24,7 +28,11 @@ virtualenvwrapper-install:
   pip.installed:
     - name: {{ python_env.virtualenvwrapper }}
     - user: {{ grains.user }}
+    {% if grains['travis'] == True and grains['kernel'] == 'Linux' %}
+    - bin_env: {{ pip_bin_env }}
+    {% else %}
     - bin_env: {{ python_env.pip_bin_env }}
+    {% endif %}
     - require: 
       - pip: virtualenv-install