diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2b79696091..93397b7ee7 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,13 +4,22 @@ node_js:
   - 0.10
   - 0.12
   - 4
+# node_js 4 requires gcc 4.8 
 env:
-  - NODE_ENV=travis
+  - NODE_ENV=travis CXX="g++-4.8"
 matrix:
   allow_failures:
     - node_js: 4
 services:
   - mongodb
+# gcc 4.8 requires ubuntu-toolchain-r-test
+addons:
+  apt:
+    sources:
+    - ubuntu-toolchain-r-test
+    packages:
+    - g++-4.8
+    - gcc-4.8
 before_install:
   - gem update --system
   - gem install sass --version "=3.3.7"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cf9293ae3c..e4a8828805 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     "passport-twitter": "^1.0.2",
     "phantomjs": ">=1.9.0",
     "serve-favicon": "^2.3.0",
-    "socket.io": "^1.3.5",
+    "socket.io": "^1.3.7",
     "swig": "^1.4.2",
     "validator": "^3.41.2"
   },