diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index f454fac1..f3a6858e 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ environment:
       API_POLLER: poll
       WITH_LIBSODIUM: ON
       ENABLE_CURVE: ON
+    - platform: Win32
+      configuration: Release
+      POLLER: epoll
+      WITH_LIBSODIUM: ON
+      ENABLE_CURVE: ON
     - platform: Win32
       configuration: Debug
       WITH_LIBSODIUM: ON
@@ -93,7 +98,7 @@ before_build:
   - cmd: set LIBZMQ_BUILDDIR=C:\projects\build_libzmq
   - cmd: md "%LIBZMQ_BUILDDIR%"
   - cd "%LIBZMQ_BUILDDIR%"
-  - cmd: cmake -D CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH="%SODIUM_INCLUDE_DIR%" -D CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH="%SODIUM_LIBRARY_DIR%" -D WITH_LIBSODIUM="%WITH_LIBSODIUM%" -D ENABLE_DRAFTS="ON" -D ENABLE_CURVE="%ENABLE_CURVE%" -D API_POLLER="%API_POLLER%" -D CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE="/MT" -D CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG="/MTd" -D WITH_LIBSODIUM="%WITH_LIBSODIUM%" -D LIBZMQ_WERROR="ON" -G "%CMAKE_GENERATOR%" "%APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%"
+  - cmd: cmake -D CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH="%SODIUM_INCLUDE_DIR%" -D CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH="%SODIUM_LIBRARY_DIR%" -D WITH_LIBSODIUM="%WITH_LIBSODIUM%" -D ENABLE_DRAFTS="ON" -D ENABLE_CURVE="%ENABLE_CURVE%" -D API_POLLER="%API_POLLER%" -D POLLER="%POLLER%" -D CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELEASE="/MT" -D CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DEBUG="/MTd" -D WITH_LIBSODIUM="%WITH_LIBSODIUM%" -D LIBZMQ_WERROR="ON" -G "%CMAKE_GENERATOR%" "%APPVEYOR_BUILD_FOLDER%"
 
 build:
   parallel: true