diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d56ffae16..4eab2f6ef 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ matrix:
               sed -i 's/^#define TEXTCOLOR//'     include/unixconf.h
               make fetch-lua && make install
               cat dat/options
+    - os: windows
+      env: DESCR=windows-visualstudio
+      language: shell
+      script:
+        - ./win/win32/vs2017/travisci.sh
     - os: linux
       env: DESCR=msdos-cross-on-linux HINTS=linux LUA_VERSION=5.3.5
       compiler: gcc
@@ -80,11 +85,6 @@ matrix:
         - sh sys/msdos/msdos-cross-compile.sh
   exclude:
     - os: windows
-      env: DESCR=windows-visualstudio
-      language: shell
-      script:
-        - ./win/win32/vs2017/travisci.sh
-    - os: windows
 #     install: choco install mingw
       env: DESCR=windows-mingw
       script:
diff --git a/sys/winnt/Makefile.msc b/sys/winnt/Makefile.msc
index 3bae6668d..614b32533 100644
--- a/sys/winnt/Makefile.msc
+++ b/sys/winnt/Makefile.msc
@@ -527,7 +527,12 @@ DATABASE = $(DAT)\data.base
 # ctags options
 #
 #CTAGSCMD=ctags-orig.exe
+!IF "$(TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR)" != ""	
+CTAGSCMD=..\lib\ctags\ctags.exe
+!ELSE
 CTAGSCMD=..\..\..\ctags\ctags.exe
+!ENDIF
+
 CTAGSOPT =--language-force=c --sort=no -D"Bitfield(x,n)=unsigned x : n" --excmd=pattern
 #
 # ctags wants unix-style pathnames
diff --git a/win/win32/vs2017/travisci.sh b/win/win32/vs2017/travisci.sh
index 812f4cdd8..b3e7de13e 100644
--- a/win/win32/vs2017/travisci.sh
+++ b/win/win32/vs2017/travisci.sh
@@ -24,9 +24,17 @@ export LIB=/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Microsoft\ Visual\ Studio/$VSVER/$TOOLSVER
 export LIB=/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Microsoft\ Visual\ Studio/$VSVER/$TOOLSVER/VC/Tools/MSVC/$MSVER/lib/x86:$LIB
 export LIB=/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Windows\ Kits/10/lib/$WKITVER/ucrt/x86:$LIB
 export LIB=/c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Windows\ Kits/10/lib/$WKITVER/um/x86:$LIB
-git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wmcbrine/PDCurses.git ../pdcurses
+mkdir -p lib
+cd lib
+git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wmcbrine/PDCurses.git pdcurses
+git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/universal-ctags/ctags.git ctags
+curl -R -O http://www.lua.org/ftp/lua-5.3.5.tar.gz
+tar zxf lua-5.3.5.tar.gz
+cd ctags
+nmake -f mk_mvc.mak
+cd ../../
 export ADD_CURSES=Y
-export PDCURSES_TOP=../../pdcurses
+export PDCURSES_TOP=../lib/pdcurses
 export
 cd src
 cp ../sys/winnt/Makefile.msc ./Makefile