diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 62dbb73847..53b48f7680 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ matrix:
           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 SSL_CERT_FILE=$PWD/resources/mozilla-ca-certs.pem