diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 846fc9c0f..09afc8fab 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 language: scala
 
-addons:
-  apt:
-    packages:
-      - openjdk-6-jdk
-
 # Needed for openjdk6
+dist: precise
 sudo: required
+addons:
+  hosts:
+    - localhost
+  hostname: localhost.local
 
 jdk:
   - openjdk6
@@ -49,10 +49,15 @@ matrix:
     - scala: 2.13.0-M5
       jdk: openjdk6
 
+before_script:
+  - nvm install 8
+  - nvm use 8
+
 script: 
   # work around https://github.com/travis-ci/travis-ci/issues/9713
   - if [[ $JAVA_HOME = *java-6* ]]; then jdk_switcher use openjdk6; fi
   - java -version
+  - node -v
   - admin/build.sh
 
 before_cache: