diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2be23f4d9e..1e86dfc1c8 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ language: node_js
 node_js:
   - stable
 script:
-  - npm run lint && npm run test && npm run build
+  - npm run lint && npm run test && npm run downloadsolc && npm run build
   - ./ci/browser_tests.sh
 deploy:
   provider: script
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ env:
     - COMMIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL="chris@ethereum.org"
     - COMMIT_AUTHOR="Travis CI"
     - PUSH_REPO="git@github.com:ethereum/browser-solidity.git"
-    - FILES_TO_PACKAGE="assets background.js build icon.png index.html manifest.json README.md"
+    - FILES_TO_PACKAGE="assets background.js build icon.png index.html manifest.json README.md soljson.js"
 cache:
   directories:
     - node_modules
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ba78ffe8c9..a1a9522fd0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     "browser-test-remote-chrome": "nightwatch --config nightwatch.js --env chrome",
     "browser-test-remote-safari": "nightwatch --config nightwatch.js --env safari",
     "build": "mkdir -p build; browserify src/index.js -g yo-yoify -o build/app.js",
+    "downloadsolc": "rm soljson.js; wget https://ethereum.github.io/solc-bin/soljson.js",
     "lint": "semistandard",
     "serve": "http-server ."
   },
diff --git a/src/app.js b/src/app.js
index 3a2b613075..ec0adc90b5 100644
--- a/src/app.js
+++ b/src/app.js
@@ -330,12 +330,18 @@ var run = function () {
   // var soljsonSources is provided by bin/list.js
 
   $('option', '#versionSelector').remove();
-  $.each(soljsonSources, function (i, file) {
-    if (file) {
-      var version = file.replace(/soljson-(.*).js/, '$1');
-      $('#versionSelector').append(new Option(version, file));
-    }
-  });
+  if (window.soljsonSources !== undefined) {
+    $.each(soljsonSources, function (i, file) {
+      if (file) {
+        var version = file.replace(/soljson-(.*).js/, '$1');
+        $('#versionSelector').append(new Option(version, file));
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  // always include the local version
+  $('#versionSelector').append(new Option('latest local version', 'soljson.js'));
+
   $('#versionSelector').change(function () {
     queryParams.update({ version: $('#versionSelector').val() });
     loadVersion($('#versionSelector').val());
@@ -452,7 +458,11 @@ var run = function () {
     }
   };
 
-  loadVersion(queryParams.get().version || 'soljson-latest.js');
+  if (window.soljsonSources !== undefined) {
+    loadVersion(queryParams.get().version || 'soljson-latest.js');
+  } else {
+    loadVersion('soljson.js');
+  }
 
   document.querySelector('#optimize').addEventListener('change', function () {
     queryParams.update({ optimize: document.querySelector('#optimize').checked });
diff --git a/src/app/compiler.js b/src/app/compiler.js
index c3de62713c..80024e9b6f 100644
--- a/src/app/compiler.js
+++ b/src/app/compiler.js
@@ -118,7 +118,12 @@ function Compiler (editor, renderer, queryParams, handleGithubCall, outputField,
   }
 
   this.loadVersion = function (usingWorker, version, setVersionText) {
-    var url = 'https://ethereum.github.io/solc-bin/bin/' + version;
+    var url;
+    if (version !== 'soljson.js') {
+      url = 'https://ethereum.github.io/solc-bin/bin/' + version;
+    } else {
+      url = 'soljson.js';
+    }
     console.log('Loading ' + url + ' ' + (usingWorker ? 'with worker' : 'without worker'));
 
     if (usingWorker) {