diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ac53a0a45..9524e8034 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 language: android
+jdk: oraclejdk8
 before_install:
  - "export DISPLAY=:99.0"
  - "sh -e /etc/init.d/xvfb start"
@@ -8,11 +9,11 @@ before_install:
  - "mkdir -p $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/com.ibm.wala.dalvik.test/lib"
  - "find /usr/local -name dx.jar -exec cp '{}' $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/com.ibm.wala.dalvik.test/lib/dx.jar ';'"
 install:
- - ./build-maven-jars.py "install -Dgpg.skip"
- - jdk_switcher use oraclejdk8
  - mvn clean verify -DskipTests=true -B -q
 script:
  - mvn clean verify -B -q
+ - jdk_switcher use oraclejdk7
+ - ./build-maven-jars.py "install -Dgpg.skip"
 sudo: false
 cache:
   directories: