diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 60f390e8..fd40a570 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ before_script:
           - sudo apt-get update -qq
           - sudo apt-get install -y --force-yes python-sleekxmpp ngircd libswiften-dev libprotobuf-dev protobuf-compiler pidgin-dev liblog4cxx10-dev libpopt-dev libboost-dev libboost-signals-dev libboost-system-dev libboost-thread-dev libboost-filesystem-dev libboost-program-options-dev libboost-regex-dev libboost-date-time-dev libcppunit-dev
 script:
-          - cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DENABLE_TESTS=ON . && make libtransport_test && ./src/libtransport_test && cd ./spectrum/src/tests && python irc_test.py
+          - cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DENABLE_TESTS=ON . && make libtransport_test && ./src/libtransport_test && cd ./spectrum/src/tests && python2 irc_test.py
 notifications:
   slack: spectrum2:CIlYHtxGMAaxs3qVHfwBzCuy