diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 29ddc4a89..dd6e62466 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -12,9 +12,14 @@ jobs:
         - sudo apt-get update
         - sudo apt-get install -y dpkg
         - sudo apt-get install -y solc
+        - curl -L -o solc https://github.com/ethereum/solidity/releases/download/v0.5.8/solc-static-linux
+        - sudo mv solc /usr/bin/solc
+        - sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/solc
         - yarn install
-      before_script: truffle version
+      before_script:
+        - truffle version
+        - solc --version
       script: npm run test
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