diff --git a/travis/run_qas.sh b/travis/run_qas.sh
index fe24d1a79d..73179e1064 100755
--- a/travis/run_qas.sh
+++ b/travis/run_qas.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash 
 # Exit on error
 set -e
+#OpenMPI fixes
+    export OMPI_MCA_plm_rsh_agent=ssh
+    export OMPI_MCA_btl=self,tcp
+    export OMPI_MCA_osc=^ucx
+    export OMPI_MCA_btl_tcp_if_include=lo
+    export OMPI_MCA_btl=self,tcp
 # source env. variables
 if [[ -z "$TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR" ]] ; then
     TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR=$(pwd)