diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3223250..d381c50 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ before_install:
   - docker build -t bimg:testing --build-arg LIBVIPS_VERSION=$LIBVIPS .
 
 script:
-  - docker run bimg:testing sh -c 'go vet . && golint . && go test -v -race -covermode=atomic -coverprofile=coverage.out'
+  - docker run bimg:testing sh -c 'export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/vips/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH; export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/vips/lib/pkgconfig:/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig:/usr/lib/pkgconfig:/usr/X11/lib/pkgconfig;  go vet . && golint . && go test -v -race -covermode=atomic -coverprofile=coverage.out'
   # - diff -u <(echo -n) <(gofmt -s -d ./)
   # - diff -u <(echo -n) <(go vet ./)
   # - diff -u <(echo -n) <(golint ./)