diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 81f9040c..5ba71f27 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 language: cpp
 before_install:
   - sudo apt-get -qq update
-  - sudo apt-get install -y php
+  - sudo apt-get install -y php5-cli
 script:
   - ./autogen.sh --enable-coverage && make all test
   - (cd src/lib/ebus/test && ./test_symbol && ./test_filereader && ./test_data && ./test_message)