diff --git a/test/travis_script.sh b/test/travis_script.sh
index 2b771b6a4..8f8664de3 100755
--- a/test/travis_script.sh
+++ b/test/travis_script.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ coverage run backend/route.py --port=4000 --develop 1>http_log.txt 2>&1 &
 BACKEND_PID=$!
 
 function exit_handler() {
-    kill -9 $BACKEND_PID
+    kill -9 $BACKEND_PID || true
 
     echo "THE HTTP LOG WAS:"
     cat http_log.txt
@@ -54,17 +54,18 @@ sleep 2 # Lets wait a little bit so the server has started
 python backend/test.py -v
 
 kill -2 $BACKEND_PID
-sleep 2
+sleep 5
 if kill -0 $BACKEND_PID 2>/dev/null; then
     echo "STILL RUNNING!";
-    sleep 2
     kill -15 $BACKEND_PID
-    sleep 2
+    sleep 3
 fi
 
 if kill -0 $BACKEND_PID 2>/dev/null; then
     echo "STILL RUNNING!???";
 fi
 
+ls -la
+
 coveralls
 coverage report