diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index c6fa087500..20889d8916 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ before_script:
 - npm --version
 - node --version
 - nvm install 10.13.0
+- |
+  if [[ "$WP_TRAVISCI" != "test:e2e" ]]; then
+    npm config set puppeteer_skip_chromium_download true
+  fi
 - |
   if [[ "$NPM_INSTALL" == "true" ]]; then
     npm ci