diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4e95bf5d4..7e6f64f02 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ node_js:
 before_install:
   - echo "Installing additional dependencies required for running tests on travis"
   - npm run cirequirements
+  - npm test php-httprequest2
 before_script:
   - echo "Installing dev dependencies required of all codegens"
   - npm run deepinstall dev
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/npm/ci-requirements.sh b/npm/ci-requirements.sh
index 25840baaf..f3569e86b 100755
--- a/npm/ci-requirements.sh
+++ b/npm/ci-requirements.sh
@@ -36,10 +36,8 @@ pushd ./codegens/csharp-restsharp &>/dev/null;
 popd &>/dev/null;
 
 echo "Installing dependencies required for tests in codegens/php-httprequest2"
-pushd ./codegens/php-httprequest2 &>/dev/null;
-  wget http://pear.php.net/go-pear.phar -O go-pear.php  
-  php go-pear.php
-popd &>/dev/null;
+php --version
+pear version
 
 echo "Installing dependencies required for tests in codegens/swift"
 pushd ./codegens/swift &>/dev/null;