diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ee85997c8..3bd56f296 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ go:
   - tip
 
 env:
-  - TRAVIS_RUN=true DOCKER_VERSION=1.9.1
+  - DOCKER_VERSION=1.9.1
 
 matrix:
   allow_failures:
diff --git a/testutil/wait.go b/testutil/wait.go
index 43ad02aca..23c88c497 100644
--- a/testutil/wait.go
+++ b/testutil/wait.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 const (
 	// TravisRunEnv is an environment variable that is set if being run by
 	// Travis.
-	TravisRunEnv = "TRAVIS_RUN"
+	TravisRunEnv = "CI"
 )
 
 type testFn func() (bool, error)