diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 935b81f..b597681 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ before_install:
     - make
     - sudo make install
     - cd ..
+    - git clone https://github.com/proycon/timbl
+    - cd timbl
+    - bash bootstrap.sh
+    - ./configure
+    - make
+    - sudo make install
+    - cd ..
     - git clone https://github.com/proycon/mbt
     - cd mbt
     - bash bootstrap.sh
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6bb7084..9495dfa 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -59,13 +59,24 @@ PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG
 if test "x$PKG_CONFIG_PATH" = x; then
      export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=""
 fi
+
+AC_ARG_WITH(ticcutils,
+       [  --with-ticcutils=DIR       use ticcutils installed in <DIR>;
+               note that you can install ticcutils in a non-default directory with
+               ./configure --prefix=<DIR> in the ticcutils installation directory],
+       [PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$PKG_CONFIG_PATH:$withval/lib/pkgconfig"],
+       [PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$PKG_CONFIG_PATH:$prefix/lib/pkgconfig"])
+#  AC_MSG_NOTICE( [pkg-config search path: $PKG_CONFIG_PATH] )
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([ticcutils], [ticcutils >= 0.9] )
+CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS $ticcutils_CFLAGS"
+LIBS="$LIBS $ticcutils_LIBS"
+
 AC_ARG_WITH(timbl,
        [  --with-timbl=DIR       use timbl installed in <DIR>;
                note that you can install timbl in a non-default directory with
                ./configure --prefix=<DIR> in the timbl installation directory],
        [PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$PKG_CONFIG_PATH:$withval/lib/pkgconfig"],
        [PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$PKG_CONFIG_PATH:$prefix/lib/pkgconfig"])
-#  AC_MSG_NOTICE( [pkg-config search path: $PKG_CONFIG_PATH] )
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([timbl], [timbl >= 6.4.4] )
 CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS $timbl_CFLAGS"
 LIBS="$LIBS $timbl_LIBS"
@@ -74,23 +85,13 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(mbt,
        [  --with-mbt=DIR       use mbt installed in <DIR>;
                note that you can install mbt in a non-default directory with
                ./configure --prefix=<DIR> in the mbt installation directory],
-       [PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$PKG_CONFIG_PATH:$withval/lib/pkgconfig"])
+       [PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$PKG_CONFIG_PATH:$withval/lib/pkgconfig"],
+       [PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$PKG_CONFIG_PATH:$prefix/lib/pkgconfig"])
 #  AC_MSG_NOTICE( [pkg-config search path: $PKG_CONFIG_PATH] )
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([mbt], [mbt >= 3.2.13] )
 CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS $mbt_CFLAGS"
 LIBS="$LIBS $mbt_LIBS"
 
-AC_ARG_WITH(ticcutils,
-       [  --with-ticcutils=DIR       use ticcutils installed in <DIR>;
-               note that you can install ticcutils in a non-default directory with
-               ./configure --prefix=<DIR> in the ticcutils installation directory],
-       [PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$PKG_CONFIG_PATH:$withval/lib/pkgconfig"],
-       [PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$PKG_CONFIG_PATH:$prefix/lib/pkgconfig"])
-#  AC_MSG_NOTICE( [pkg-config search path: $PKG_CONFIG_PATH] )
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([ticcutils], [ticcutils >= 0.9] )
-CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS $ticcutils_CFLAGS"
-LIBS="$LIBS $ticcutils_LIBS"
-
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([
   Makefile
   src/Makefile