diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0b2e84e8..6ed47421 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,10 +10,17 @@ language: java
 jdk:
   - oraclejdk8
   - oraclejdk9
-#  - oraclejdk10
+  - oraclejdk10
   
 # compile and run the test suite
-script: cd prism && make && echo 'Compilation successful, running test suite....' && echo && make tests && echo && echo 'Yay'
+# we manually set PRISM_JAVA to the java on the PATH as the python invocation of prism-auto fiddles with the PATH variable...  
+script: >
+  cd prism &&
+  make &&
+  echo 'Compilation successful, running test suite....' && echo &&
+  export PRISM_JAVA=`which java` &&
+  make tests &&
+  echo && echo 'Yay'
 
 
 # notifications