diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ab9582d7..2a074fdd 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ services:
 
 env:
     global:
-        - CORE_BRANCH=master
+        - CORE_BRANCH=stable16
     matrix:
         - DB=pgsql