diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index cd156622f9363..d8b7bc8a4be98 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -33,4 +33,7 @@ notifications:
       - secure: WNIZPBY//xf/xTJL1YUPzvPUDwjawaMM4IJ6IqxjRGcZCmuhNVu2XTJ3aL1g6X7ZcJKxJuwoU/TbSO8Dl6rgWSo/2OfyzBd4ks+hgeCsdycccTcvO8giQO1DOUGUSRdvUzOvKjWVK7iARYzQhoZawAYwI09UJLlwhYRCJ1IKc1ZksrEt964GeEmPyJbwMoZOJVUU84jJIAZPIpOFGTKM652FMermg9yaY2W5oSjDXaV98z0/mJV4Ry++J2v0fvoDs5HxkXYhZJP+dpWR82KDr6Q6LGL5/IlJ+b+IH3pF8LyKR4nCH6l1EZ8KpoFZapyYWYQpXMfQoF2K/JEQkpz1EqBCeEDSJ2+j1PPLhOWXd7ok4DsS26S8BP2ImvyXwua51THN1/r1fCGSIdxiQ5C8aeYmPCSr+oLChCVivEG2eeU34Z1nQJ5aDymNGeFE9qUUpjS0ETfFcjI/WQaA+FiYiPkDfeAoT1+6ySdY7l9gJhMygupILjq57IHbqx4nEr/8AB3Rqb8iIDTWDXgUBI9xKmty36zjIGcVOsCT/SGPccxvEJBXQk8uQqs/rDhaA/ErJPMLX/2b7ElSSObKFdjpMaxVvZIE6wvMLJpIYfChDoXwgfhN6zlAFZrEib7PFI4dGkS8u4wkkHkBS7C+uz2e92EhsAB+BIhUR1M3NQ33+Is=
     on_pull_requests: false
 script:
-  scripts/run_travis_tests.sh $TEST_SUITE
+  # ping stdout every 9 minutes or Travis kills build
+  # https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/common-build-problems/#Build-times-out-because-no-output-was-received
+  - while sleep 9m; do echo "=====[ $SECONDS seconds still running ]====="; done &
+  - scripts/run_travis_tests.sh $TEST_SUITE