diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ccaa08947c..d5419e15fe 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 language: java
 jdk: oraclejdk8
 
+install:
+  - "sudo apt-get purge openjdk*"
+  - "sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:webupd8team/java"
+  - "sudo apt-get update"
+  - "sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer"
+
 notifications:
   irc:
     channels: chat.freenode.net#bitsquare