diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5e40d885..0b3f2b5a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ addons:
         - libgsl0-dev
 
 before_install:
-    - nvm install 7
+    - nvm install 8
 
 before_script: "_ci/setup.sh"
 script: "_ci/build.sh"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ad363041..cdc3a7c9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "normalize-css": ">=2.3.1",
     "normalize-opentype.css": ">=0.2.4",
     "picturefill": ">=2.3.1",
-    "simple-jekyll-search": "1.2.0",
+    "simple-jekyll-search": "1.1.8",
     "svg4everybody": "^2.1.9",
     "time-elements": ">=0.6.1",
     "vex-js": "^4.0.0",