diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ce7e0e51..7d422399 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ python:
   - "3.6"
 # - "3.7" is handled in 'Test' job using xenial as Python 3.7 is not available for trusty.
 # - "3.8" is handled in 'Test' job using xenial as Python 3.8 is not available for trusty.
-  - "pypy"
-  - "pypy3"
+#  - "pypy"
+#  - "pypy3"
 install: "pip install -r requirements/core.txt;pip install -r requirements/test.txt"
 script: "pytest --cov=optimizely"
 after_success:
@@ -61,7 +61,14 @@ jobs:
         SDK=python
         SDK_BRANCH=$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH
         FULLSTACK_TEST_REPO=ProdTesting
-
+    - stage: 'Test'
+      python: "pypy"
+      before_install:
+        - pip install "cryptography>=1.3.4,<=3.1.1" # installing in before_install doesn't re-install the latest version of the same package in the next stage.
+    - stage: 'Test'
+      python: "pypy3"
+      before_install:
+        - pip install "cryptography>=1.3.4,<=3.1.1"
     - stage: 'Test'
       dist: xenial
       python: "3.7"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 00ee22f1..7b1c4b37 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ To install:
 
     pip install optimizely-sdk
 
+Note:  
+If you are running the SDK with PyPy or PyPy3 and you are experiencing issues, install this cryptography package **first** and then optimizely-sdk package:  
+
+    pip install "cryptography>=1.3.4,<=3.1.1"
+
 ### Feature Management Access
 
 To access the Feature Management configuration in the Optimizely