diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1bd16fdef7..32f9d999a0 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ install:
 
 before_script:
   - travis/setup-database.sh $DB $TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION
-  - pidof phantomjs || nohup phantomjs --webdriver=8910 > /dev/null
-  - sleep 3
+  - phantomjs --webdriver=8910 &
 
 script:
   - travis/phing-sniff.sh $DB $TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION