diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 174f92ea11..5432915eb1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ install:
   - if [ $TYPE == "server" ]; then sed -i 's/socketio:/# socketio:/g' Procfile; fi
   - if [ $TYPE == "server" ]; then sed -i 's/redis_socketio:/# redis_socketio:/g' Procfile; fi
 
-  - bench setup requirements --node
+  - if [ $TYPE == "ui" ]; then bench setup requirements --node; fi
   - bench start &
   - bench --site test_site reinstall --yes
   - bench --site test_site_producer reinstall --yes