diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 23de31989..7899cac0f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ matrix:
   exclude:
     - env: THENEEDFORTHIS=FAIL
 
+install: travis_retry composer self-update
+
 before_script: bash ./build/travis/before_script.sh
 
 script: bash ./build/travis/script.sh
diff --git a/build/travis/before_script.sh b/build/travis/before_script.sh
index 9ab78a332..308438b4e 100644
--- a/build/travis/before_script.sh
+++ b/build/travis/before_script.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 set -x
 
-travis_retry composer self-update
-
 originalDirectory=$(pwd)
 
 cd ..
@@ -14,7 +12,7 @@ mv mediawiki-$MW phase3
 
 cd phase3
 
-travis_retry composer install --prefer-source
+composer install --prefer-source
 
 if [ "$DB" == "postgres" ]
 then