diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 267f904747ab..82b5ee71a360 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ before_script:
   # copy configuration files
   - cp .env.example .env
   - cp tests/_bootstrap.php.default tests/_bootstrap.php
+  - php artisan key:generate --no-interaction
   # create the database and user
   - mysql -u root -e "create database IF NOT EXISTS ninja;"
   - mysql -u root -e "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ninja.* To 'ninja'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'ninja'; FLUSH PRIVILEGES;"