diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7bc1927cf6..db16de7929 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ before_script:
 
 script:
   - ./doc/php_syntax_check.sh
-  - ./doc/test-cli.php
+  # Ubuntu has problems with #!/usr/bin/evn php, it stalls forever
+  - php -dapc.enable_cli=1 doc/test-cli.php
 
 cache:
   directories:
diff --git a/doc/test-cli.php b/doc/test-cli.php
index f196bf8750..38d138f1ae 100755
--- a/doc/test-cli.php
+++ b/doc/test-cli.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ if (php_sapi_name() !== 'cli')	// security precaution: forbit calling as web-pag
 	die('<h1>test-cli.php must NOT be called as web-page --> exiting !!!</h1>');
 }
 
-require_once './api/src/loader/common.php';
+require_once dirname(__DIR__).'/api/src/loader/common.php';
 
 $_SERVER['argv'][] = '--verbose';
 $_SERVER['argv'][] = 'EgroupwareTestRunner';