diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index baad8f1f64..f26184286e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ install:
  - (cd MOM6-examples/src/ && git submodule update FMS)
    && tar zcf my_cache/FMS-src.tgz MOM6-examples/src/FMS
  - test -f my_cache/FMS-obj.tgz && (tar zxf my_cache/FMS-obj.tgz) || echo "No cache of FMS objects"
+
+# Build FMS
+before_script:
  - echo "Building FMS library"
    && mkdir -p build/FMS && (cd build/FMS
    && rm -f path_names