diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c80a434..b821945 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # See https://github.com/silverstripe-labs/silverstripe-travis-support for setup details
 
-language: php 
+dist: precise
+
+language: php
 php: 
  - 5.3
 
@@ -14,4 +16,4 @@ before_script:
  - cd ~/builds/ss
 
 script: 
- - phpunit blog/tests/
\ No newline at end of file
+ - phpunit blog/tests/