diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ddf3008..19c0c6e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ matrix:
       dist: trusty
       sudo: required
 # brew install llvm no longer works... can I be bothered fixing it?
-    - os: osx
-      osx_image: xcode9.3
+#    - os: osx
+#      osx_image: xcode9.3
 
 
 addons:
diff --git a/.travis/install_llvm.sh b/.travis/install_llvm.sh
index c3ad5d9..5ccd86c 100755
--- a/.travis/install_llvm.sh
+++ b/.travis/install_llvm.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 set -ev
 
 if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then
-    brew install -v llvm
-    which llvm-link
-    exit(0)
+    wget http://csl.sri.com/users/iam/llvm_lite-6.0.0.high_sierra.bottle.1.tar.gz
+    brew install -v ./llvm_lite-6.0.0.high_sierra.bottle.1.tar.gz
+    #brew install -v llvm
 fi