diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f5c35d72e..dd137b950 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ before_install:
 
 before_script:
   - cd data
-  - ./get_nndc_data.py --batch
+  - git clone --branch=master git://github.com/bhermanmit/nndc_xs nndc_xs
+  - cat nndc_xs/nndc.tar.gza* | tar xzvf -
+  - rm -rf nndc_xs
   - export CROSS_SECTIONS=$PWD/nndc/cross_sections.xml
   - cd ..