diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 606eb6ed94..c82e886075 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -136,9 +136,7 @@ script:
     ./build/src/unit_tests_runner;
   fi
 - if [[ "${BUILD_TARGET}" = "px4-sitl" ]]; then
-    docker run -it -v $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR:/home/user/MAVSDK:rw ${DOCKER_REPO} cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DBUILD_BACKEND=OFF -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=./install -Bbuild/debug -H.;
-    docker run -it -v $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR:/home/user/MAVSDK:rw ${DOCKER_REPO} cmake --build build/debug --target install -- -j2;
-    docker run -it -v $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR:/home/user/MAVSDK:rw ${DOCKER_REPO} PX4_SIM_SPEED_FACTOR=10 AUTOSTART_SITL=1 PX4_FIRMWARE_DIR=/home/user/Firmware HEADLESS=1 build/debug/src/integration_tests/integration_tests_runner --gtest_filter="SitlTest.*"';
+    docker run -it -v $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR:/home/user/MAVSDK:rw ${DOCKER_REPO} tools/run-sitl-tests.sh;
   fi
 - if [[ "${BUILD_TARGET}" = "deb-x64" ]]; then
     docker run -it -v $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR:/home/user/MAVSDK:rw ${DOCKER_REPO} cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBUILD_BACKEND=OFF -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=./install -Bbuild/release -H.;
diff --git a/tools/run-sitl-tests.sh b/tools/run-sitl-tests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..6c53c0cdc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/run-sitl-tests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+set -e
+
+PWD=$(pwd)
+
+if [ -z ${PX4_FIRMWARE_DIR+x} ]; then
+    PX4_FIRMWARE_DIR=$PWD/../Firmware
+fi
+
+NPROCS=$(nproc --all)
+
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DBUILD_BACKEND=OFF -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -Bbuild/debug -H.;
+cmake --build build/debug -- -j$NPROCS;
+PX4_SIM_SPEED_FACTOR=10 AUTOSTART_SITL=1 PX4_FIRMWARE_DIR=$PX4_FIRMWARE_DIR HEADLESS=1 build/debug/src/integration_tests/integration_tests_runner --gtest_filter="SitlTest.*"