diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8b8621007e..e3edf54f3b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ install:
 script:
   - ./autogen.sh
   - CONFIGURE_FLAGS="$ASCIIDOC_OPTIONS $COVERAGE_OPTIONS $HARDENING_OPTIONS $OPENSSL_OPTIONS --enable-fatal-warnings --disable-silent-rules"
-  - echo $CONFIGURE_FLAGS
+  - echo "Configure flags are $CONFIGURE_FLAGS"
   - ./configure $CONFIGURE_FLAGS
   ## We run `make check` because that's what https://jenkins.torproject.org does.
   - if [[ "$DISTCHECK" == "" ]]; then make check; fi
diff --git a/changes/bug27418 b/changes/bug27418
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d99497dc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/bug27418
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+  o Minor bugfixes (continuous integration):
+    - When we use echo in Travis, don't pass a --flag as the first argument.
+      Fixes bug 27418; bugfix on 0.3.4.7-rc.