diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 37316aea61..871e176ff0 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ matrix:
           NIPYPE_EXTRAS="doc,tests,nipy,profiler"
           EXTRA_PIP_FLAGS="--pre $EXTRA_PIP_FLAGS --find-links $PRE_WHEELS"
           CI_SKIP_TEST=1
+  allow_failures:
+    - python: 2.7
+      env: INSTALL_DEB_DEPENDECIES=true NIPYPE_EXTRAS="doc,tests,nipy,profiler" EXTRA_PIP_FLAGS="--pre $EXTRA_PIP_FLAGS --find-links $PRE_WHEELS" CI_SKIP_TEST=1
 
 addons:
   apt:
diff --git a/nipype/info.py b/nipype/info.py
index 5780b71e1d..7b1a757789 100644
--- a/nipype/info.py
+++ b/nipype/info.py
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ def get_nipype_gitversion():
 # Numpy bug in python 3.7:
 # https://www.opensourceanswers.com/blog/you-shouldnt-use-python-37-for-data-science-right-now.html
 NUMPY_MIN_VERSION_37 = '1.15.3'
+NUMPY_BAD_VERSION_27 = '1.16.0'
 SCIPY_MIN_VERSION = '0.14'
 TRAITS_MIN_VERSION = '4.6'
 DATEUTIL_MIN_VERSION = '2.2'
@@ -136,7 +137,8 @@ def get_nipype_gitversion():
 REQUIRES = [
     'nibabel>=%s' % NIBABEL_MIN_VERSION,
     'networkx>=%s' % NETWORKX_MIN_VERSION,
-    'numpy>=%s ; python_version < "3.7"' % NUMPY_MIN_VERSION,
+    'numpy>=%s,!=%s ; python_version == "2.7"' % (NUMPY_MIN_VERSION, NUMPY_BAD_VERSION_27),
+    'numpy>=%s ; python_version > "3.0" and python_version < "3.7"' % NUMPY_MIN_VERSION,
     'numpy>=%s ; python_version >= "3.7"' % NUMPY_MIN_VERSION_37,
     'python-dateutil>=%s' % DATEUTIL_MIN_VERSION,
     'scipy>=%s' % SCIPY_MIN_VERSION,