diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6988ba73..b3caee9b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ matrix:
       python:
         - "3.5"
       env:
+        - GAMOS=linux
+        - PLATFORM=x86_64
         - VMTYPE=test
       deploy: {} # skips full deploy steps
     - os: linux
@@ -42,6 +44,8 @@ matrix:
       python:
         - "3.6"
       env:
+        - GAMOS=linux
+        - PLATFORM=x86_64
         - VMTYPE=test
       deploy: {}
     - os: linux
@@ -51,6 +55,8 @@ matrix:
       python:
         - "3.8-dev"
       env:
+        - GAMOS=linux
+        - PLATFORM=x86_64
         - VMTYPE=test
       deploy: {}
     - os: linux
@@ -59,6 +65,8 @@ matrix:
       python:
         - "nightly"
       env:
+        - GAMOS=linux
+        - PLATFORM=x86_64
         - VMTYPE=test
       deploy: {}
     - os: osx
diff --git a/src/travis/osx-x86_64-before-install.sh b/src/travis/osx-x86_64-before-install.sh
index ea5e41e6..30db9b2a 100755
--- a/src/travis/osx-x86_64-before-install.sh
+++ b/src/travis/osx-x86_64-before-install.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 mypath=$HOME
 whereibelong=$(pwd)
-brew install xz
+echo "Brew installing xz..."
+brew install xz > /dev/null
 
 # Compile latest OpenSSL
 OPENSSL_VER=1.1.1b