diff --git a/ci/travis/before_install.sh b/ci/travis/before_install.sh
index 3fbb176e0b11f6ecef9d8c26e46d7211d2f9698b..0d53b40df91f41b104f940909dc348e7dad3940a 100755
--- a/ci/travis/before_install.sh
+++ b/ci/travis/before_install.sh
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ then
     echo 'export PATH="$PYENV_ROOT/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bash_profile
 
     ldconfig -p
+    export $(dbus-launch)
+
 fi
 
 eval "$(pyenv init -)"