diff --git a/bin/steps/pip-install b/bin/steps/pip-install
index 00aabd7..5e0794f 100755
--- a/bin/steps/pip-install
+++ b/bin/steps/pip-install
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ puts-step "Installing dependencies with pip"
 [ ! "$FRESH_PYTHON" ] && bpwatch start pip_install
 [ "$FRESH_PYTHON" ] && bpwatch start pip_install_first
 
-/app/.heroku/python/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt --exists-action=w --src=./.heroku/src --allow-all-external  | cleanup | indent
+/app/.heroku/python/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt --exists-action=w --src=./.heroku/src --allow-all-external --disable-pip-version-check --no-cache-dir | cleanup | indent
 
 # Smart Requirements handling
 cp requirements.txt .heroku/python/requirements-declared.txt