diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7ea8b326..bb6e6e5e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -7,23 +7,27 @@ language: php
 
 php:
   - 7.4
-  - 8.0
+  # - 8.0
 
 services:
   - mysql
 
 before_install:
-  - mysql -e 'CREATE DATABASE 2fauth_test;'
+  # - mysql -e 'CREATE DATABASE 2fauth_test;'
 
 before_script:
   - travis_retry composer self-update
   - travis_retry composer install --no-interaction
   # no need to use a dedicated Travis .env file as phpunit
   # will use .env.testing by default
+  - php artisan cache:clear
 
 script:
-  - DATABASE=mysql vendor/bin/phpunit -c phpunit-mysql.xml
+  # - DATABASE=mysql vendor/bin/phpunit -c phpunit-mysql.xml
+  - cp .env.travis .env
+  - php artisan cache:clear
   - php artisan config:clear
+  - php artisan key:generate
   - DATABASE=sqlite vendor/bin/phpunit -c phpunit.xml  --coverage-clover=coverage.xml
 
 after_success: