diff --git a/tracecompile.jl b/tracecompile.jl
index e41450b..4e42f03 100644
--- a/tracecompile.jl
+++ b/tracecompile.jl
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 using StatsPlots
 using Plots
 ENV["CI"] = true
+
+if Sys.islinux()
+    ENV["GKSwstype"] = "100"
+end
+
 try
 	include(joinpath(pkgdir(Plots), "test", "runtests.jl"))
-catch
-	@warn "runtests.jl for Plots failed"
+catch e
+	@warn "runtests.jl for Plots failed with $(e)"
 end
 include(joinpath(pkgdir(StatsPlots), "test", "runtests.jl"))
 ENV["CI"] = false