diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b2626b0..d39c06c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ addons:
       - libgtk-3-dev
       - freeglut3 
       - freeglut3-dev
+before_install:
+    - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then bash travis-ci/prep_macos.sh; fi
+    - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "linux" ]]; then bash travis-ci/prep_linux.sh; fi
 script: 
-    - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then bash travis-ci/build_macos.sh; fi
-    - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "linux" ]]; then bash travis-ci/build_linux.sh; fi
+    - bash travis-ci/build_common.sh
 cache:
     directories:
      - /home/travis/build/wxWidgets/staticlib
diff --git a/travis-ci/build_linux.sh b/travis-ci/build_linux.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index c645cb7..0000000
--- a/travis-ci/build_linux.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-exec $HOME/build/cjcliffe/CubicSDR/travis-ci/build_common.sh
diff --git a/travis-ci/build_macos.sh b/travis-ci/build_macos.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index c645cb7..0000000
--- a/travis-ci/build_macos.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-exec $HOME/build/cjcliffe/CubicSDR/travis-ci/build_common.sh
diff --git a/travis-ci/prep_linux.sh b/travis-ci/prep_linux.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b0326f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/travis-ci/prep_linux.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+echo "Linux specific stuff goes here"
diff --git a/travis-ci/prep_macos.sh b/travis-ci/prep_macos.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b91f946
--- /dev/null
+++ b/travis-ci/prep_macos.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+echo "MacOS-specific stuff goes here"