diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f7f9778e..b76b7b49 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 language: cpp
-before_install:
-  - sudo apt-get -qq update
-  - sudo apt-get install -y php5-cli
+addons:
+  apt:
+    packages:
+    - g++-4.8
+    - php5-cli
+#before_install:
+#  - sudo apt-get -qq update
+#  - sudo apt-get install -y php5-cli
 script:
   - ./autogen.sh --enable-coverage && make all test
   - (cd src/lib/ebus/test && ./test_symbol && ./test_filereader && ./test_data && ./test_message)