diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 118614210..e6549e648 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,22 +1,11 @@
-language: node_js
+dist: trusty
+sudo: required
 
-git:
-  submodules: false
-# subtree now
-
-env:
-  - BS_TRAVIS_CI=1
-node_js:
-  - 6
-
-# script: npm run coveralls
-# if we turn on this script, we should make
-# sure `npm test` is executed
-#
-# - 6
-# This delays notification
-
-# Not a very reliable service..
-
-# FIXME: instrumentation takes too much time
+services:
+  - docker
+  
+before_install:
+- docker pull phusion/holy-build-box-64:latest
 
+script:
+- docker run -t -i --rm -v ${TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR}:/io phusion/holy-build-box-64:latest bash /io/scripts/linux-build-helper.sh
diff --git a/scripts/linux-build-helper.sh b/scripts/linux-build-helper.sh
index 560739866..267c7bd33 100644
--- a/scripts/linux-build-helper.sh
+++ b/scripts/linux-build-helper.sh
@@ -6,27 +6,39 @@ set -ex
 ################################################################
 
 # install zip in order to create the zip package later
-yum install -y zip
+yum install -y zip unzip
 
 # activate the Holy Build Box environment.
 source /hbb/activate
 
 # build ocaml
 cd /io/vendor/ocaml
-DIRNAME=`pwd` /io/vendor/ocaml/configure -prefix `pwd`  -no-ocamldoc -no-ocamlbuild -no-curses -no-graph -no-debugger
+DIRNAME=`pwd` /io/vendor/ocaml/configure -prefix `pwd` -cc "gcc -fPIC" -aspp "gcc -c -fPIC" -no-ocamldoc -no-ocamlbuild -no-curses -no-graph -no-debugger
 make -j9 world.opt
 make install
 mkdir -p $DIRNAME/lib/ocaml/caml
 make -C otherlibs/systhreads
 cp otherlibs/systhreads/threads.h $DIRNAME/lib/ocaml/caml/threads.h
 
+# get cppo
+curl https://github.com/bsansouci/cppo/archive/windows.zip -L -o /cppo.zip
+unzip /cppo.zip -d /
+mv /cppo-windows /cppo
+# dumb hack for now
+cp /io/vendor/ocaml/ocamlopt.opt /io/vendor/ocaml/ocamlopt.opt.exe
+PATH=/io/vendor/ocaml:/io/vendor/ocaml/bin:$PATH make -C /cppo
+cp /cppo/src/cppo.exe /cppo/cppo
+
 # copy ninja binary
 cp /io/vendor/ninja-build/ninja.linux64 /io/lib/ninja.exe
 
 # build bsc/bsb
 cd /io
-PATH=/io/vendor/ocaml:$PATH make
-PATH=/io/vendor/ocaml:$PATH make install
+PATH=/io/vendor/ocaml:/cppo:$PATH make
+PATH=/io/vendor/ocaml:/cppo:$PATH make install
+
+# copy refmt3 for now
+cp lib/refmt.exe lib/refmt3.exe
 
 # create zip package
 rm -f bsb-native-linux-2.1.1.zip