diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3251a83..9fe1640 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ matrix:
     - php: 5.6
     - php: hhvm
 before_script:
-  - php -S 127.0.0.1:8000 -t tests/PHPCurlClass/ &
+  - if [[ "$TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION" != "5.3" ]]; then php -S 127.0.0.1:8000 -t tests/PHPCurlClass/ &; fi
 script:
   - php -l src/*
   - if [[ "$TRAVIS_PHP_VERSION" != "5.3" ]]; then cd tests && phpunit --configuration phpunit.xml; fi