diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3592876e..6a42dda0 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ branches:
 env:
   - FEDORA_VERSION="3.5"
 before_install:
-  - ISLANDORA_DIR=$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR
+  - export ISLANDORA_DIR=$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR
   - $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/tests/travis_setup.sh
   - cd $HOME/drupal-*
 script: