diff --git a/R/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
similarity index 82%
rename from R/.travis.yml
rename to .travis.yml
index 8d139ac..12ebdc2 100644
--- a/R/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # R for travis: see documentation at https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/languages/r
 
+before_install:
+ - cd R
+
 language: R
 sudo: false
 cache: packages
diff --git a/R/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
similarity index 97%
rename from R/appveyor.yml
rename to appveyor.yml
index c6c1438..560fb2a 100644
--- a/R/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # DO NOT CHANGE the "init" and "install" sections below
 
+before_build:
+ - cd R
+
 # Download script file from GitHub
 init:
   ps: |