diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f34515f..144f1c0 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,38 +1,30 @@
 matrix:
   include:
-    - os: linux
-      language: java
-      jdk: openjdk12
-#      before_script:
-#        - wget https://github.com/sormuras/bach/raw/master/install-jdk.sh
-#        - source install-jdk.sh --url 'https://api.adoptopenjdk.net/v2/binary/releases/openjdk12?openjdk_impl=hotspot&os=linux&arch=x64&release=latest&heap_size=normal&type=jdk'
-#        - java --version
-      env:
-        KBUILD=linux
-        JAVA_OPTS=-Xmx2g
-      #skip ./gradlew assemble that is normally invoked in installation step
-      install:
-        - sudo apt-get update
-        - sudo apt-get -y install automake
-      script:
-        - 'if [ "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST" != "false" ]; then bash ./linuxBuild.sh; fi'
-        - 'if [ "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST" = "false" ]; then bash ./linuxBuildAndPublish.sh; fi'
-#    - os: osx
-#      osx_image: xcode11.4
+#    - os: linux
 #      language: java
 #      jdk: openjdk12
-#      -------------------------
-#      before_script:
-#        - wget https://github.com/sormuras/bach/raw/master/install-jdk.sh
-#        - source install-jdk.sh --url 'https://api.adoptopenjdk.net/v2/binary/releases/openjdk12?openjdk_impl=hotspot&os=linux&arch=x64&release=latest&heap_size=normal&type=jdk'
-#        - java --version
-#      -------------------------
+#
 #      env:
 #        KBUILD=linux
 #        JAVA_OPTS=-Xmx2g
+#      #skip ./gradlew assemble that is normally invoked in installation step
+#      install:
+#        - sudo apt-get update
+#        - sudo apt-get -y install automake
 #      script:
-#        - 'if [ "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST" != "false" ]; then bash ./macBuild.sh; fi'
-#        - 'if [ "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST" = "false" ]; then bash ./macBuildAndPublish.sh; fi'
+#        - 'if [ "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST" != "false" ]; then bash ./linuxBuild.sh; fi'
+#        - 'if [ "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST" = "false" ]; then bash ./linuxBuildAndPublish.sh; fi'
+    - os: osx
+      osx_image: xcode11.4
+      language: java
+      jdk: openjdk12
+      install: true
+      env:
+        KBUILD=linux
+        JAVA_OPTS=-Xmx2g
+      script:
+        - 'if [ "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST" != "false" ]; then bash ./macBuild.sh; fi'
+        - 'if [ "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST" = "false" ]; then bash ./macBuildAndPublish.sh; fi'
 #    - os: windows
 #      language: shell
 #      jdk: openjdk12
diff --git a/macBuild.sh b/macBuild.sh
index 6c1fb2c..d68327a 100644
--- a/macBuild.sh
+++ b/macBuild.sh
@@ -1 +1,16 @@
-./gradlew build
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+set -e
+#!/bin/sh
+#this will hopefully download all konan dependancies that we use in the build scripts
+./gradlew multiplatform-crypto-api:build
+#now let's build linux deps
+cd sodiumWrapper
+./makeMacosX86-64
+./makeIos.sh
+./makeTvos.sh
+./makeWatchos.sh
+#now we can do the delegated build
+cd ..
+./gradlew multiplatform-crypto-delegated:build
+#and finally pure build
+./gradlew multiplatform-crypto:build
+set +e
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diff --git a/macBuildAndPublish.sh b/macBuildAndPublish.sh
index 6f19584..778a78e 100644
--- a/macBuildAndPublish.sh
+++ b/macBuildAndPublish.sh
@@ -1 +1,17 @@
+set -e
+#!/bin/sh
+#this will hopefully download all konan dependancies that we use in the build scripts
+./gradlew multiplatform-crypto-api:build
+#now let's build linux deps
+cd sodiumWrapper
+./makeMacosX86-64
+./makeIos.sh
+./makeTvos.sh
+./makeWatchos.sh
+#now we can do the delegated build
+cd ..
+./gradlew multiplatform-crypto-delegated:build
+#and finally pure build
+./gradlew multiplatform-crypto:build
 ./gradlew build publishIos64ArmPublicationToSnapshotRepository publishIosPublicationToSnapshotRepository publishMacosX64PublicationToSnapshotRepository publishIos32ArmPublicationToSnapshotRepository
+set +e
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