diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 052e274..cb804d8 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -21,13 +21,10 @@
 env:
   - LUCY_DEBUG=1 CLOWNFISH_HOST=c
   - LUCY_DEBUG=1 CLOWNFISH_HOST=go
-  - LUCY_DEBUG=1 CLOWNFISH_HOST=perl PERL_VERSION=5.20
-  - LUCY_DEBUG=1 CLOWNFISH_HOST=perl PERL_VERSION=5.18
-  - LUCY_DEBUG=1 CLOWNFISH_HOST=perl PERL_VERSION=5.16
+  - LUCY_DEBUG=1 CLOWNFISH_HOST=perl PERL_VERSION=blead
+  - LUCY_DEBUG=1 CLOWNFISH_HOST=perl PERL_VERSION=5.24-extras
   - LUCY_DEBUG=1 CLOWNFISH_HOST=perl PERL_VERSION=5.14
-  - LUCY_DEBUG=1 CLOWNFISH_HOST=perl PERL_VERSION=5.12
-  - LUCY_DEBUG=1 CLOWNFISH_HOST=perl PERL_VERSION=5.10
-  - LUCY_DEBUG=1 CLOWNFISH_HOST=perl PERL_VERSION=5.8
+  - LUCY_DEBUG=1 CLOWNFISH_HOST=perl PERL_VERSION=5.8.3
 git:
   depth: 10
 
diff --git a/devel/bin/travis-test.sh b/devel/bin/travis-test.sh
index 0927a29..d1a05cd 100755
--- a/devel/bin/travis-test.sh
+++ b/devel/bin/travis-test.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@
     export PERL_USE_UNSAFE_INC=0
 
     source ~/perl5/perlbrew/etc/bashrc
-    perlbrew switch $PERL_VERSION
+    perlbrew switch $PERL_VERSION ||
+        perlbrew install --switch --notest --noman --thread $PERL_VERSION
     perlbrew list
     export PERL5LIB="$install_dir/lib/perl5"