diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 943bc25..757522b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ before_install:
   # remove the shiped gawk (we use mawk)
   - sudo apt-get purge -qq gawk
   #
-  - sudo apt-get install -qq --no-install-recommends devscripts libwww-perl libcrypt-ssleay-perl && uscan --force-download && sudo apt-get purge -qq libwww-perl libcrypt-ssleay-perl && sudo apt-get autoremove -qq
+  - sudo apt-get install -qq --no-install-recommends devscripts libwww-perl libcrypt-ssleay-perl && UVERSION=$(dpkg-parsechangelog | grep ^Version | cut -d' ' -f2 | cut -d'-' -f1); uscan --verbose --download-version ${UVERSION} --force-download && sudo apt-get purge -qq libwww-perl libcrypt-ssleay-perl && sudo apt-get autoremove -qq
 #  # installneeded packages for uscan
 #  - sudo apt-get install -qq --no-install-recommends devscripts libwww-perl libcrypt-ssleay-perl
 #  # download original tarball