diff --git a/run-travis-ci.sh b/run-travis-ci.sh
index c4e2459..f20617f 100755
--- a/run-travis-ci.sh
+++ b/run-travis-ci.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 
-ECUKES_EMACS=${ECUKES_EMACS:-$(which emacs)}
+ECUKES_EMACS=${EMACS:-$(which emacs)}
 export ECUKES_EMACS
 
 echo "*** Emacs version ***"