diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index e490be1e..966a9e2f 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ branches:
 skip_tags: true
 image: Visual Studio 2015
 platform: x64
+configuration: Release
 install:
   - git submodule update --init --recursive
+before_build:
+  - cmake -G "Visual Studio 14 2015 Win64"
 build:
   project: vulkanExamples.sln
   parallel: true