diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ac366b8..defff0f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ addons:
   chrome: stable
 
 cache:
-  directories:
-    - $HOME/.npm
+  yarn: true
 
 env:
   global:
@@ -35,9 +34,11 @@ matrix:
     - env: EMBER_TRY_SCENARIO=ember-canary
 
 before_install:
-  - npm config set spin false
-  - npm install -g npm@4
-  - npm --version
+  - curl -o- -L https://yarnpkg.com/install.sh | bash
+  - export PATH=$HOME/.yarn/bin:$PATH
+
+install:
+  - yarn install --no-lockfile --non-interactive
 
 script:
   # Usually, it's ok to finish the test scenario without reverting
diff --git a/config/ember-try.js b/config/ember-try.js
index 21f6079..2862baf 100644
--- a/config/ember-try.js
+++ b/config/ember-try.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /* eslint-env node */
 module.exports = {
+  useYarn: true,
   scenarios: [
     {
       name: 'ember-lts-2.8',