diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 04c1108..e849586 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ before_script:
     - ninja
 
 script:
-    - export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/local/lib"
+    - export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/local/lib
+    - echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH
     - meson test --print-errorlogs $CHECK_OPTS
 
 after_success: