diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4d4fb231..9455eb28 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ php:
 
 sudo: false
 
-before_install: cp .env.example .env
+before_install:
+  - cp .env.example .env
+  - if [[ $TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION != 'hhvm' && $TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION != 7.1 ]] ; then phpenv config-rm xdebug.ini; fi
 
 install: travis_retry composer install --no-interaction --no-scripts --prefer-source