diff --git a/script/cibuild.sh b/script/cibuild.sh
index a683590c7..ef2ac6e8e 100755
--- a/script/cibuild.sh
+++ b/script/cibuild.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,13 @@ ctest -V . || exit $?
 # can do the push tests over it
 
 killall git-daemon
-sudo start ssh
+
+if [ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" = "osx" ]; then
+    echo 'PasswordAuthentication yes' | sudo tee -a /etc/sshd_config
+else
+    sudo start ssh
+fi
+
 ssh-keygen -t rsa -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa -N "" -q
 cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub >>~/.ssh/authorized_keys
 ssh-keyscan -t rsa localhost >>~/.ssh/known_hosts