diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9ddba979e..9d2221f9a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 language: cpp
 
 before_script:
-   - if [ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME == linux ]; then sudo apt-get install libboost1.54-dev; fi
-   - if [ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME == osx ]; then sudo port install boost boost-jam boost-build; fi
+   - if [ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME == linux ]; then sudo add-apt-repository ppa:boost-latest/ppa; sudo apt-get update -qq; sudo apt-get install libboost1.54-dev; fi
+   - if [ $TRAVIS_OS_NAME == osx ]; then sudo brew install boost boost-build; fi
 
 script:
    - cd test; bjam -j2