diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5eaa04417349..92bf4064b384 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ before_script:
   - php artisan key:generate --no-interaction
   - sed -i 's/APP_ENV=production/APP_ENV=development/g' .env
   - sed -i 's/APP_DEBUG=false/APP_DEBUG=true/g' .env
+  - sed -i 's/MAIL_DRIVER=smtp/MAIL_DRIVER=log/g' .env
   - sed -i '$a NINJA_DEV=true' .env
   - sed -i '$a TRAVIS=true' .env
   # create the database and user