diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index fe882155c..e28b9504b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ matrix:
      # electron Linux
      - os: linux
        compiler: clang
-       env: NODE_VERSION="6" ELECTRON_VERSION="7.0.0"
+       env: NODE_VERSION="8" ELECTRON_VERSION="7.0.0"
        dist: trusty
        addons:
          apt:
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ matrix:
      # electron MacOs
      - os: osx
        compiler: clang
-       env: NODE_VERSION="6" ELECTRON_VERSION="7.0.0"     
+       env: NODE_VERSION="8" ELECTRON_VERSION="7.0.0"
      - os: osx
        compiler: clang
        env: NODE_VERSION="6" ELECTRON_VERSION="6.1.0"