diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 2e8e156e2..418b2ad97 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ script:
  - if [ -f configure.ac ]; then autoreconf -i; fi
  - cabal configure --enable-tests -v2  # -v2 provides useful information for debugging
  - cabal build -j1 # this builds all libraries and executables (including tests/benchmarks)
- - cabal test -j1 --show-details=always
+ - travis_wait cabal test -j1 --show-details=always
  - cabal check
  - cabal sdist   # tests that a source-distribution can be generated