diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 6bebef490..b371a2696 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ environment:
     - PYTHON_VERSION: 3.5
     - PYTHON_VERSION: 3.6
 
+matrix:
+    allow_failures:
+      - PYTHON_VERSION: 3.4
+        BUILD_OPTS: --xplat
+      - PYTHON_VERSION: 3.4
+
 init:
   # Update Environment Variables based on matrix/platform
   - set PY_VER=%PYTHON_VERSION:.=%
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4ec2a2113..183ba4c3a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ def _install_packages(self):
             self.debug_print("Updating NuGet: {0}".format(cmd))
             subprocess.check_call(cmd, shell=use_shell)
 
-            cmd = "{0} restore pythonnet.sln -o packages".format(nuget)
+            cmd = "{0} restore pythonnet.sln  -MSBuildVersion 14 -o packages".format(nuget)
             self.debug_print("Installing packages: {0}".format(cmd))
             subprocess.check_call(cmd, shell=use_shell)