diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 68b5b228f50..f3602941308 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,13 +9,18 @@ branches:
   only:
   - master
   - production
-notifications:
-  irc: "irc.mozilla.org#thimble"
 env:
   global:
+    - CXX=g++-4.8
     - secure: OvDWteGJ/ctOzXudDb8icaLCtdJTd1HbQq5T9HvS7ZF8IDs6xM+atqxYWeyC+2sm7fLNkWjndcKrXFqZ3TRltW7ibaKreUMtUVaVKc7mGBNBn/gVfCNvHRlbDYr6bMUVapk9x1Ql6p2jE/Ss+p2EEGkzvHPKn2RMRWOQQQM7wTQ=
   matrix:
     - AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=AKIAI7XHSZFYVHFRTRIA CLOUDFRONT_DISTRIBUTION_ID=ENS8DUD0WOHD9
+addons:
+  apt:
+    sources:
+      - ubuntu-toolchain-r-test
+    packages:
+      - g++-4.8
 deploy:
   - provider: s3
     access_key_id: AKIAI7XHSZFYVHFRTRIA