diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3c20a6ea6..1da1b5aa6 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ cache:
 # https://jira.apache.org/jira/browse/FINERACT-732 removed that again, because it made Travis CI fail.
 script:
   - date
-  - ./gradlew --console=plain licenseMain licenseTest licenseIntegrationTest test  &&  ./gradlew --console=plain integrationTest
-  - docker-compose build  &&  docker-compose up -d  &&  sleep 5s  &&  http --verify no --timeout 240 --check-status get https://localhost:8443/fineract-provider/health
 # using "&&" instead of x2 "-" means that integrationTest does not run if test fails, which makes sense.
 # @see https://docs.travis-ci.com/user/job-lifecycle/#customizing-the-build-phase
+  - ./gradlew --console=plain licenseMain licenseTest licenseIntegrationTest test  &&  ./gradlew --console=plain integrationTest
+# We must stop mysql the mysql system service to avoid port 3306 conflicts (unless we run the mysql in docker-compose on another port; req. FINERACT-773)
+  - sudo service mysql stop  &&  docker-compose build  &&  docker-compose up -d  &&  sleep 5s  &&  http --verify no --timeout 240 --check-status get https://localhost:8443/fineract-provider/health