diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8eb0548..2843b3c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   - sudo apt-get install libaio1
   - sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop
   - sudo /etc/init.d/postgresql stop
+  - sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/sbt
 cache:
   directories:
     - $HOME/.ivy2/cache