diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6ea039b20d..6482a8391c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -18,13 +18,14 @@ matrix:
           # osx_image: xcode6.4
           env:
             # On OS X the frameworks/dylibs contain hard coded paths, so we have to re-create the paths in the VM exactly
-            - SWBASE=/Users/kovid SW=$SWBASE/sw PATH=$SW/bin:$SW/qt/bin:$SW/python/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin:$PWD/node_modules/.bin:$PATH CFLAGS=-I$SW/include LDFLAGS=-L$SW/lib QMAKE=$SW/qt/bin/qmake QT_PLUGIN_PATH=$SW/qt/plugins SSL_CERT_FILE=$PWD/resources/mozilla-ca-certs.pem
+            - SWBASE=/Users/kovid SW=$SWBASE/sw PATH=$SW/bin:$SW/qt/bin:$SW/python/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/bin:$PWD/node_modules/.bin:$PATH CFLAGS=-I$SW/include LDFLAGS=-L$SW/lib QMAKE=$SW/qt/bin/qmake QT_PLUGIN_PATH=$SW/qt/plugins 
 
 before_install:
     - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "linux" ]]; then curl https://download.calibre-ebook.com/travis/sw-linux.tar.xz | tar xJ -C $HOME; fi
     - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then sudo mkdir -p $SWBASE && sudo chown $USER $SWBASE; fi
     - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then curl https://download.calibre-ebook.com/travis/sw-osx.tar.bz2 | tar xj -C $SWBASE; fi
     - npm install --no-optional rapydscript-ng && echo $PATH && which rapydscript && rapydscript --version
+    - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then export SSL_CERT_FILE=$PWD/resources/mozilla-ca-certs.pem; fi
     - python setup.py bootstrap --ephemeral
 
 script: python setup.py test