diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index a4215e686..2dc898c21 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 language: python
-sudo: true
+sudo: false
 python:
   - "2.7"
   - pypy
-before_install:
-  - "sudo apt-get install -y xclip"
 # command to install dependencies, e.g. pip install -r requirements.txt --use-mirrors
 install:
   - "pip install --upgrade --src . -r requirements.txt"
diff --git a/libmproxy/console/flowlist.py b/libmproxy/console/flowlist.py
index 236bd5084..d611dc6e1 100644
--- a/libmproxy/console/flowlist.py
+++ b/libmproxy/console/flowlist.py
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 import urwid
-import pyperclip
 from . import common
+try:
+    import pyperclip
+except:
+    pyperclip = False
 
 def _mkhelp():
     text = []
@@ -139,16 +142,19 @@ class ConnectionItem(common.WWrap):
                 self.master.server_playback_path
             )
     def server_copy_response(self, k):
-        if k == "c":
-            try:
-                pyperclip.copy(self.flow.response.get_decoded_content())
-            except TypeError:
-                self.master.statusbar.message("Content is binary or can be converted to text")
-        elif k == "h":
-            try:
-                pyperclip.copy(str(self.flow.response.headers))
-            except TypeError:
-                self.master.statusbar.message("Error converting headers to text")
+        if pyperclip:
+            if k == "c":
+                try:
+                    pyperclip.copy(self.flow.response.get_decoded_content())
+                except TypeError:
+                    self.master.statusbar.message("Content is binary or can be converted to text")
+            elif k == "h":
+                try:
+                    pyperclip.copy(str(self.flow.response.headers))
+                except TypeError:
+                    self.master.statusbar.message("Error converting headers to text")
+        else:
+            self.master.statusbar.message("No clipboard support on your system, sorry.")
 
     def keypress(self, (maxcol,), key):
         key = common.shortcuts(key)
diff --git a/libmproxy/console/flowview.py b/libmproxy/console/flowview.py
index 08a0148f5..667a74074 100644
--- a/libmproxy/console/flowview.py
+++ b/libmproxy/console/flowview.py
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ import urwid
 from . import common, grideditor, contentview
 from .. import utils, flow, controller
 from ..protocol.http import HTTPResponse, CONTENT_MISSING, decoded
-import pyperclip
+try:
+    import pyperclip
+except:
+    pyperclip = False
 
 class SearchError(Exception): pass
 
@@ -650,16 +653,19 @@ class FlowView(common.WWrap):
         self.master.refresh_flow(self.flow)
 
     def server_copy_response(self, k):
-        if k == "c":
-            try:
-                pyperclip.copy(self.flow.response.get_decoded_content())
-            except TypeError:
-                self.master.statusbar.message("Content is binary or can be converted to text")
-        elif k == "h":
-            try:
-                pyperclip.copy(str(self.flow.response.headers))
-            except TypeError:
-                self.master.statusbar.message("Error converting headers to text")
+        if pyperclip:
+            if k == "c":
+                try:
+                    pyperclip.copy(self.flow.response.get_decoded_content())
+                except TypeError:
+                    self.master.statusbar.message("Content is binary or can be converted to text")
+            elif k == "h":
+                try:
+                    pyperclip.copy(str(self.flow.response.headers))
+                except TypeError:
+                    self.master.statusbar.message("Error converting headers to text")
+        else:
+            self.master.statusbar.message("No clipboard support on your system, sorry.")
 
     def delete_body(self, t):
         if t == "m":