diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3e8560e2d..a432e7208 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ env:
 dist: trusty
 
 install:
+  - export PYTHON_VERSION=$CONDA_PY
+  - echo $PYTHON_VERSION
   - sudo apt-get update
   - ldd --version
   - wget https://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh -O miniconda.sh;
diff --git a/conda-recepie/build.sh b/conda-recepie/build.sh
index 364a5f8b9..4881e7aea 100755
--- a/conda-recepie/build.sh
+++ b/conda-recepie/build.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
 echo "|<-------------------- CMAKE setup"
 echo "CONDA_PY: $CONDA_PY"
+echo "PYTHON_VERSION: $PYTHON_VERSION"
 mkdir build
 mkdir install
 cd build
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ cmake .. \
       -DSLS_USE_RECEIVER=ON \
       -DSLS_USE_GUI=ON \
       -DSLS_USE_TESTS=ON \
-      -DPYBIND11_PYTHON_VERSION=$CONDA_PY \
+      -DPYBIND11_PYTHON_VERSION=$PYTHON_VERSION \
       -DSLS_USE_PYTHON=ON \
       -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
       -DSLS_USE_HDF5=OFF\