diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 19a6203..78636af 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ addons:
 language: cpp
 
 os:
+  - linux
   - osx
 
 compiler:
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a5c7a16..73154f7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,17 +35,15 @@ include_directories(${PROJECT_WIDE_INCLUDE})
 
 # TODO: need to handle this with option
 set(Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED ON)
-#set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS ON)
+set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS ON)
 set(Boost_USE_STATIC_RUNTIME OFF)
 
 find_package(Boost COMPONENTS unit_test_framework REQUIRED)
-if (Boost_FOUND)
+
     # disable autolinking feature
-    add_definitions(-DBOOST_ALL_NO_LIB)
-    include_directories(${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-else()
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "Boost >= 1.35 required for testing wavelib")
-endif()
+add_definitions(-DBOOST_ALL_NO_LIB)
+include_directories(${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+
 
 include_directories(${COMMON_BIN_PATH})
 
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 44f319b..9d5d87c 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ environment:
 build_script: 
   - mkdir build 
   - cd build 
-  - cmake .. -G"Visual Studio 14 2015 Win64" 
+  - cmake -G "Visual Studio 14 2015 Win64" ..
   - cmake --build . --config Debug
 
 test_script: