diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 12e4db4f3f..bd3cb5f1b0 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,15 +7,12 @@ cache:
     - .build-cache
 
 matrix:
-    allow_failures:
-        - os: osx
     include:
         - os: linux
           sudo: false
           env:
             - SW=$HOME/sw PATH=$SW/bin:$PATH CFLAGS=-I$SW/include LDFLAGS=-L$SW/lib LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$SW/qt/lib:$SW/lib PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$SW/lib/pkgconfig QMAKE=$SW/qt/bin/qmake QT_PLUGIN_PATH=$SW/qt/plugins
         - os: osx
-          # 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