diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 39c23dec..47c4b61f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@ before_install:
   - sudo apt-get install -qq python-numpy python-scipy python-matplotlib
   - cd ../
   - git clone https://github.com/simpeg/simpeg.git
-  - pwd
-  - ls
-  - export PYTHONPATH = $PYTHONPATH:/$USER/simpeg
-  - echo $PYTHONPATH
+  - setenv PYTHONPATH $PYTHONPATH:/home/travis/build/simpeg/simpeg
   - python simpeg/SimPEG/setup.py
   - cd simpegdc
 # command to install dependencies