diff --git a/dev/buildbot/master/master.cfg b/dev/buildbot/master/master.cfg
index 55a57d5f..ef1b9de0 100644
--- a/dev/buildbot/master/master.cfg
+++ b/dev/buildbot/master/master.cfg
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@ def sphinx_slave(platform, git_mode = 'incremental'):
     # Check out sources
     factory.addStep(Git(repourl='git://github.com/CoolProp/CoolProp', mode=git_mode, submodules = True, progress=True, haltOnFailure = True))
     # Run sphinx build
-    factory.addStep(ShellCommand(command=["python", "setup.py", "install", "--install-dir", "."], workdir= 'build/wrappers/Python', haltOnFailure = True))
+    factory.addStep(ShellCommand(command=["python", "setup.py", "install", "--user"], workdir= 'build/wrappers/Python', haltOnFailure = True))
+    # Run sphinx build
+    factory.addStep(ShellCommand(command=["python", "-c", "\"import CoolProp; print(CoolProp.__file___)\""], workdir= 'build/wrappers/Python', haltOnFailure = True))
     # Run sphinx apidoc
     #factory.addStep(ShellCommand(command=["sphinx-apidoc","-T","-f","-o","apidoc","../CoolProp"],workdir= 'build/Web', haltOnFailure = True))
     # Run sphinx build