diff --git a/examples/xml/pincell/settings.xml b/examples/xml/pincell/settings.xml
index 5845898c8d..3cb3f043d8 100644
--- a/examples/xml/pincell/settings.xml
+++ b/examples/xml/pincell/settings.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   <batches>100</batches>
   <inactive>10</inactive>
   <particles>1000</particles>
+  <event_based>true</event_based>
 
   <!-- The starting source is a uniform distribution over the entire pin
        cell. Note that since this is effectively a 2D model, the z coordinates
diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index 4d480523d7..aeb095dffe 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ bool ufs_on                  {false};
 bool urr_ptables_on          {true};
 bool write_all_tracks        {false};
 bool write_initial_source    {false};
-bool event_based;            {false};
+bool event_based             {false};
 
 std::string path_cross_sections;
 std::string path_input;
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index dc55e8e1e9..639d669f3a 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
     parser.addoption('--mpi-np')
     parser.addoption('--update', action='store_true')
     parser.addoption('--build-inputs', action='store_true')
+    parser.addoption('--event', action='store_true')
 
 
 def pytest_configure(config):
-    opts = ['exe', 'mpi', 'mpiexec', 'mpi_np', 'update', 'build_inputs']
+    opts = ['exe', 'mpi', 'mpiexec', 'mpi_np', 'update', 'build_inputs', 'event']
     for opt in opts:
         if config.getoption(opt) is not None:
             regression_config[opt] = config.getoption(opt)
diff --git a/tools/ci/travis-install.py b/tools/ci/travis-install.py
index df8770c337..a2b1b61753 100644
--- a/tools/ci/travis-install.py
+++ b/tools/ci/travis-install.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def which(program):
     return None
 
 
-def install(omp=False, mpi=False, phdf5=False, dagmc=False, event=False):
+def install(omp=False, mpi=False, phdf5=False, dagmc=False):
     # Create build directory and change to it
     shutil.rmtree('build', ignore_errors=True)
     os.mkdir('build')
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ def install(omp=False, mpi=False, phdf5=False, dagmc=False, event=False):
 
     if dagmc:
         cmake_cmd.append('-Ddagmc=ON')
-    
-    if event:
-        cmake_cmd.append('-Devent=ON')
 
     # Build in coverage mode for coverage testing
     cmake_cmd.append('-Dcoverage=on')
@@ -67,10 +64,9 @@ def main():
     mpi = (os.environ.get('MPI') == 'y')
     phdf5 = (os.environ.get('PHDF5') == 'y')
     dagmc = (os.environ.get('DAGMC') == 'y')
-    event = (os.environ.get('EVENT') == 'y')
 
     # Build and install
-    install(omp, mpi, phdf5, dagmc, event)
+    install(omp, mpi, phdf5, dagmc)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/tools/ci/travis-script.sh b/tools/ci/travis-script.sh
index 9ee1c13238..94384d5fb3 100755
--- a/tools/ci/travis-script.sh
+++ b/tools/ci/travis-script.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,15 @@ set -ex
 
 # Run regression and unit tests
 if [[ $MPI == 'y' ]]; then
+  if [[ $EVENT == 'y' ]]; then
+    pytest --cov=openmc -v --mpi --event tests
+  else
     pytest --cov=openmc -v --mpi tests
+  fi
 else
+  if [[ $EVENT == 'y' ]]; then
+    pytest --cov=openmc -v --event tests
+  else
     pytest --cov=openmc -v tests
+  fi
 fi