diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index bd958c92ceaa2deed895cb90513ebbd83ec6a79c..52eaf37173f32892c2686d180581c9733d93b571 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 language: cpp
 #compiler:
 #  - gcc
-
+env:
+  - CXX=mpiCC
 env:
   matrix:
     - xMPI=0