diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6b3bb6c7c..d790a8c36 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@ node_js:
 services:
   - docker
 
+cache:
+  npm: false
+
 install:
   - "bin/installDeps.sh"
   - "export GIT_HASH=$(git rev-parse --verify --short HEAD)"
-  - "npm install ep_test_line_attrib"
 
 before_script:
   - "tests/frontend/travis/sauce_tunnel.sh"
@@ -33,7 +35,6 @@ jobs:
       install:
         - "bin/installDeps.sh"
         - "export GIT_HASH=$(git rev-parse --verify --short HEAD)"
-        - "npm install ep_test_line_attrib"
       script:
         - "tests/frontend/travis/runner.sh"
     - name: "Test the Dockerfile"
diff --git a/tests/frontend/travis/remote_runner.js b/tests/frontend/travis/remote_runner.js
index 09c892f66..7fc990c70 100644
--- a/tests/frontend/travis/remote_runner.js
+++ b/tests/frontend/travis/remote_runner.js
@@ -18,53 +18,58 @@ var sauceTestWorker = async.queue(function (testSettings, callback) {
   testSettings["public"] = true;
   testSettings["build"] = process.env.GIT_HASH;
 
-  browser.init(testSettings).get("http://localhost:9001/tests/frontend/", function(){
-    var url = "https://saucelabs.com/jobs/" + browser.sessionID;
-    console.log("Remote sauce test '" + name + "' started! " + url);
+  // we wait 10 seconds here with the hope it was enough time for the minified files to be built etc.
+  setTimeout(function(){
+    browser.init(testSettings).get("http://localhost:9001/tests/frontend/", function(){
+      var url = "https://saucelabs.com/jobs/" + browser.sessionID;
+      console.log("Remote sauce test '" + name + "' started! " + url);
 
-    //tear down the test excecution
-    var stopSauce = function(success){
-      getStatusInterval && clearInterval(getStatusInterval);
-      clearTimeout(timeout);
+      //tear down the test excecution
+      var stopSauce = function(success){
+        getStatusInterval && clearInterval(getStatusInterval);
+        clearTimeout(timeout);
 
-      browser.quit();
+        browser.quit();
 
-      if(!success){
-        allTestsPassed = false;
+        if(!success){
+          allTestsPassed = false;
+        }
+
+        var testResult = knownConsoleText.replace(/\[red\]/g,'\x1B[31m').replace(/\[yellow\]/g,'\x1B[33m')
+                         .replace(/\[green\]/g,'\x1B[32m').replace(/\[clear\]/g, '\x1B[39m');
+        testResult = testResult.split("\\n").map(function(line){
+          return "[" + testSettings.browserName + (testSettings.version === "" ? '' : (" " + testSettings.version)) + "] " + line;
+        }).join("\n");
+
+        console.log(testResult);
+        console.log("Remote sauce test '" + name + "' finished! " + url);
+
+        callback();
       }
 
-      var testResult = knownConsoleText.replace(/\[red\]/g,'\x1B[31m').replace(/\[yellow\]/g,'\x1B[33m')
-                       .replace(/\[green\]/g,'\x1B[32m').replace(/\[clear\]/g, '\x1B[39m');
-      testResult = testResult.split("\\n").map(function(line){
-        return "[" + testSettings.browserName + (testSettings.version === "" ? '' : (" " + testSettings.version)) + "] " + line;
-      }).join("\n");
+      //timeout for the case the test hangs
+      var timeout = setTimeout(function(){
+        stopSauce(false);
+      }, 60000 * 10);
 
-      console.log(testResult);
-      console.log("Remote sauce test '" + name + "' finished! " + url);
+      var knownConsoleText = "";
+      var getStatusInterval = setInterval(function(){
+        browser.eval("$('#console').text()", function(err, consoleText){
+          if(!consoleText || err){
+            return;
+          }
+          knownConsoleText = consoleText;
 
-      callback();
-    }
+          if(knownConsoleText.indexOf("FINISHED") > 0){
+            var success = knownConsoleText.indexOf("FAILED") === -1;
+            stopSauce(success);
+          }
+        });
+      }, 5000);
+    });
 
-    //timeout for the case the test hangs
-    var timeout = setTimeout(function(){
-      stopSauce(false);
-    }, 60000 * 10);
+  }, 10000);
 
-    var knownConsoleText = "";
-    var getStatusInterval = setInterval(function(){
-      browser.eval("$('#console').text()", function(err, consoleText){
-        if(!consoleText || err){
-          return;
-        }
-        knownConsoleText = consoleText;
-
-        if(knownConsoleText.indexOf("FINISHED") > 0){
-          var success = knownConsoleText.indexOf("FAILED") === -1;
-          stopSauce(success);
-        }
-      });
-    }, 5000);
-  });
 }, 5); //run 5 tests in parrallel
 
 // 1) Firefox on Linux
@@ -73,28 +78,24 @@ sauceTestWorker.push({
   , 'browserName'    : 'firefox'
   , 'version'        : 'latest'
 });
-
 // 2) Chrome on Linux
 sauceTestWorker.push({
     'platform'       : 'Linux'
   , 'browserName'    : 'googlechrome'
   , 'version'        : 'latest'
 });
-
 // 3) Safari on OSX 10.15
 sauceTestWorker.push({
     'platform'       : 'OS X 10.15'
   , 'browserName'    : 'safari'
   , 'version'        : 'latest'
 });
-
 // 4) IE 10 on Win 8
 sauceTestWorker.push({
     'platform'       : 'Windows 8'
   , 'browserName'    : 'iexplore'
   , 'version'        : '10.0'
 });
-
 // 5) Edge on Win 10
 sauceTestWorker.push({
     'platform'       : 'Windows 10'
diff --git a/tests/frontend/travis/runnerBackend.sh b/tests/frontend/travis/runnerBackend.sh
index 50e5ce36b..b63e11b32 100755
--- a/tests/frontend/travis/runnerBackend.sh
+++ b/tests/frontend/travis/runnerBackend.sh
@@ -28,8 +28,11 @@ echo "Now I will try for 15 seconds to connect to Etherpad on http://localhost:9
 
 echo "Successfully connected to Etherpad on http://localhost:9001"
 
-# just in case, let's wait for another second before going on
-sleep 1
+# Build the minified files?
+curl http://localhost:9001/p/minifyme -f -s
+
+# just in case, let's wait for another 10 seconds before going on
+sleep 10
 
 # a copy of settings.json is necessary for the backend tests to work
 cp settings.json.template settings.json