diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1fb9baa7d4443af7324c1446468f501b30279f17..a4d20322a83887fe5bf93ba868af92188622ef8f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 language: cpp
 #compiler:
 #  - gcc
+sudo: required
+dist: trusty
 env:
   matrix:
     - xMPI=0