diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index fcd07298..1fbc4dcc 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 language: node_js
 node_js:
-    - node # Latest stable version of nodejs.
+    - 6   # node v6, to match jenkins
 install:
     - npm install
     - (cd node_modules/matrix-react-sdk && npm run build)