diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 650818664..23d7c60bf 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
       install:
         - "bin/installDeps.sh"
         - "cd src && npm install && cd -"
-        - "npm install --prefix ./etherpad-load-test etherpad-load-test"
+        - "npm install -g etherpad-load-test"
       script:
         - "tests/frontend/travis/runnerLoadTest.sh"
 
diff --git a/tests/frontend/travis/runnerLoadTest.sh b/tests/frontend/travis/runnerLoadTest.sh
index 82d988f3e..127234f5f 100755
--- a/tests/frontend/travis/runnerLoadTest.sh
+++ b/tests/frontend/travis/runnerLoadTest.sh
@@ -38,12 +38,8 @@ curl http://localhost:9001/p/minifyme -f -s > /dev/null
 sleep 10
 
 # run the backend tests
-echo "Now run the backend tests"
-cd etherpad-load-test
-npm install
-node app.js -d 60
-# cd src
-# npm run test
+echo "Now run the load tests for 60 seconds and if it stalls before 100 then error"
+etherpad-load-test -d 60
 exit_code=$?
 
 kill $!