diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8586c3840..86a0d3e7d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ language: python
 
 services:
   - rabbitmq
-  - mysql
 
 # http://docs.travis-ci.com/user/ci-environment/#CI-environment-OS
 # gimme has to be kept in sync with Boulder's Go version setting in .travis.yml
 before_install:
+  - sudo apt-get install -y mariadb-server mariadb-server-10.0
   - '[ "xxx$BOULDER_INTEGRATION" = "xxx" ] || eval "$(gimme 1.5.1)"'
 
 # using separate envs with different TOXENVs creates 4x1 Travis build
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ branches:
     - master
     - /^test-.*$/
 
-sudo: false  # containers
+# enable Trusty beta on travis 
+sudo: required
+dist: trusty
+
 addons:
   # make sure simplehttp simple verification works (custom /etc/hosts)
   hosts: