diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index babea99..a70bb8c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@
     - ./.travis/install.sh
 
 script:
-    - if [[ "$(uname -s)" == "Darwin" ]]; then eval "$(pyenv init -)"; fi && source ~/.venv/bin/activate && tox -e $TOX_ENV
+    - ./.travis/run.sh
 
 after_success:
-    - coveralls
+    - source ~/.venv/bin/activate && coveralls
 
 notifications:
     irc:
@@ -64,21 +64,6 @@
           env: TOX_ENV=pypy
           compiler: gcc
         - os: osx
-          env: TOX_ENV=py26
-          compiler: clang
-        - os: osx
-          env: TOX_ENV=py27
-          compiler: clang
-        - os: osx
-          env: TOX_ENV=py32
-          compiler: clang
-        - os: osx
-          env: TOX_ENV=py33
-          compiler: clang
-        - os: osx
-          env: TOX_ENV=pypy
-          compiler: clang
-        - os: osx
           env: TOX_ENV=py26 OPENSSL=0.9.8
           compiler: gcc
         - os: osx
diff --git a/.travis/install.sh b/.travis/install.sh
index e6ea253..1e3b170 100755
--- a/.travis/install.sh
+++ b/.travis/install.sh
@@ -3,10 +3,17 @@
 set -e
 set -x
 
-if [[ "${OPENSSL}" == "0.9.8" && "$(uname -s)" != "Darwin" ]]; then
-    sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid main"
-    sudo apt-get -y update
-    sudo apt-get install -y --force-yes libssl-dev/lucid
+if [[ "${OPENSSL}" == "0.9.8" ]]; then
+    if [[ "$(uname -s)" != "Darwin" ]]; then
+        sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid main"
+        sudo apt-get -y update
+        sudo apt-get install -y --force-yes libssl-dev/lucid
+    else
+        # travis has openssl installed via brew already, but let's be sure
+        if [[ "$(brew list | grep openssl)" != "openssl" ]]; then
+            brew install openssl
+        fi
+    fi
 fi
 
 if [[ "${TOX_ENV}" == "docs" && "$(name -s)" != "Darwin" ]]; then
diff --git a/.travis/run.sh b/.travis/run.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..4c01d67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis/run.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+set -x
+
+if [[ "$(uname -s)" == "Darwin" ]]; then
+    eval "$(pyenv init -)"
+    if [[ "${OPENSSL}" != "0.9.8" ]]; then
+        # so set our flags to use homebrew openssl
+        export ARCHFLAGS="-arch x86_64"
+        export LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/opt/openssl/lib"
+        export CFLAGS="-I/usr/local/opt/openssl/include"
+    fi
+fi
+source ~/.venv/bin/activate
+tox -e $TOX_ENV