diff --git a/.env.travis b/.env.travis
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c59624e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.travis
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+APP_ENV=testing
+APP_KEY=
+
+DB_CONNECTION=testing
+DB_DATABASE=:memory:
+
+AUTH_PROXY_HEADER_FOR_USER=REMOTE_USER
+AUTH_PROXY_HEADER_FOR_EMAIL=REMOTE_USER_EMAIL
+
+BCRYPT_ROUNDS=4
+
+BROADCAST_DRIVER=log
+CACHE_DRIVER=array
+SESSION_DRIVER=array
+QUEUE_DRIVER=sync
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 99011b97..8fc43ae2 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ before_script:
 
 script:
   - DATABASE=mysql vendor/bin/phpunit -c phpunit-mysql.xml
+  - cp .env.travis .env
   - php artisan config:clear
+  - php artisan key:generate
   - DATABASE=sqlite vendor/bin/phpunit -c phpunit.xml  --coverage-clover=coverage.xml
 
 after_success:
diff --git a/phpunit.xml b/phpunit.xml
index 8061ae27..65acb5ba 100644
--- a/phpunit.xml
+++ b/phpunit.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,5 @@
     <php>
         <env name="APP_ENV" value="testing"/>
         <!-- following values override .env.testing vars -->
-        <env name="DB_CONNECTION" value="testing"/>
-        <env name="DB_DATABASE" value=":memory:"/>
     </php>
 </phpunit>