diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3a8809ffeb..369b0b58a0 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ language: php
 php:
   - 5.4
   - 5.5
-  - 5.6
 
 # optionally specify a list of environments, for example to test different RDBMS
 env:
@@ -17,9 +16,9 @@ before_script:
   - curl -s http://getcomposer.org/installer | php
   - cp app/config/production/database.example.php app/config/database.php
   - cp app/config/production/mail.example.php app/config/mail.php
-  - php composer self-update
-  - php composer validate
-  - php composer install --prefer-source --no-interaction --dev
+  - php composer.phar self-update
+  - php composer.phar validate
+  - php composer.phar install --prefer-source --no-interaction --dev
   - php artisan key:generate
   - php artisan migrate:install
   - php artisan migrate --package cartalyst/sentry