diff --git a/.travis-install-dependencies.sh b/.travis-install-dependencies.sh
index f7f4e600f4..24352c8371 100755
--- a/.travis-install-dependencies.sh
+++ b/.travis-install-dependencies.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,20 @@ OPENMPI_VER=1.10.3
 
 if [[ ${STYLE} ]]; then
 
+  # Ensure the 'develop' branch is available.  In some cases (merge a branch
+  # that lives at github.com/losalamos), the develop branch is missing in the
+  # travis checkout. Since we only test files that are modified when comapred to
+  # the 'develop' branch, the develop branch must be available locally.
+  dev_branch_found=`git branch -a | grep -c develop`
+  if [[ ! $dev_branch_found ]]; then
+    # Register the develop branch in draco/.git/config
+    git config --local remote.origin.fetch +refs/heads/develop:refs/remotes/origin/develop
+    # Download the meta-data for the 'develop' branch
+    git fetch
+    # Create a local tracking branch
+    git branch -t develop origin/develop
+  fi
+
   # clang-format and git-clang-format
   echo " "
   echo "Clang-format"
diff --git a/regression/scripts/common.sh b/regression/scripts/common.sh
index 68390db61d..a863f8ef33 100644
--- a/regression/scripts/common.sh
+++ b/regression/scripts/common.sh
@@ -191,8 +191,7 @@ function lookupppn()
   local ppn=1
   case ${target} in
     ml* | pi* | wf* | lu* ) ppn=16 ;;
-    mu* ) ppn=24 ;;
-    t[rt]-fey* | t[rt]-login*) ppn=32 ;;
+    t[rt]-fe* | t[rt]-login*) ppn=32 ;;
     sn* ) ppn=36 ;;
   esac
   echo $ppn
diff --git a/regression/scripts/release_bgq.sh b/regression/scripts/release_bgq.sh
index efb3d04d8e..f4081d73c0 100755
--- a/regression/scripts/release_bgq.sh
+++ b/regression/scripts/release_bgq.sh
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function gcc484()
   export VENDOR_DIR=/usr/gapps/jayenne/vendors
   export DK_NODE=$DK_NODE:/$VENDOR_DIR/Modules/sq
   export OMP_NUM_THREADS=4
-  use gcc484
+  use gcc484 python-2.7.3
   use cmake361 gsl numdiff random123
   use
 }