diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 78c9f9e4c0..2d257ba09e 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 image: node0.10
 script:
+    - echo '{ "allow_root": true }' > ~/.bowerrc
     - npm -s install --unsafe-perm
     - npm test
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a64608ca91..66a499edee 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   ],
   "scripts": {
     "test": "./node_modules/.bin/grunt test",
-    "postinstall": "./node_modules/.bin/bower install --allow-root"
+    "postinstall": "./node_modules/.bin/bower install"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "grunt-contrib-nodeunit": "^0.4",