diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9965f42..982f977 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ python:
   - "3.5"
   - "3.6"
 install:
-  - pip install pipenv
-  - pipenv install -d --system
+  - pip install -e .
 
 script: nosetests
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 5bc6772..9b9a029 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ install:
   # We need wheel installed to build wheels
   - "SET PATH=%PYTHON%;%PYTHON%\\Scripts;%PATH%"
   - python --version
-  - pip install pipenv
-  - pipenv install -d --system
+  - pip install -e .
 
 build: off
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 838dd8e..03afa6c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,8 +6,12 @@ from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 here = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))
 
 # Get the long description from the README file
-with open(path.join(here, 'README.rst'), encoding='utf-8') as f:
-    long_description = f.read()
+long_description = ''
+try:
+    with open(path.join(here, 'README.rst'), encoding='utf-8') as f:
+        long_description = f.read()
+except FileNotFoundError:
+    print("can't find python README; skipping")
 
 setup(
     name='sucks',