diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2088dcaf..fa2f4b30 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ before_script:
   && ./setup_biicode_project.sh
   && rm setup_biicode_project.sh
 script:
+#The configure line is needed as a workaround for the following link, otherwise we wouldn't need "bii configure" at all because "bii build" calls it: http://forum.biicode.com/t/error-could-not-find-the-following-static-boost-libraries-boost-thread/374
+- bii cpp:configure || bii cpp:configure
 - bii cpp:build --target messmer_blockstore_test_main -- -j2
 - "./bin/messmer_blockstore_test_main"
 after_success: