diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3159a3b..541805b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ script:
   ## blackbox-tests need wide columns when inspecting logs
   - stty cols 200
   ## need to fix above docker-engine install to not require sudo
-  - sudo lc ci
+  - travis_wait sudo lc ci
   - sudo ./blackbox-test/build-examples.sh
 
 before_deploy: