diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 4de4de47150..ce198f33a22 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 build: false
 shallow_clone: true
+platform: 'x86'
 environment:
   global:
     db_class: 'Cake\Database\Driver\SqlServer'
@@ -15,7 +16,8 @@ init:
   - SET PATH=C:\php\;%PATH%
 install:
   - cd c:\
-  - cinst php
+  - ps: Start-FileDownload 'http://robmorgan.s3.amazonaws.com/php55/php-5.5.7-nts-Win32-VC11-x86.zip'
+  - 7z x php-5.5.7-nts-Win32-VC11-x86.zip -oc:\php
   - cd c:\php
   - copy php.ini-production php.ini
   - echo date.timezone="UTC" >> php.ini