diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3abb2b39b..92bd607d5 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 # to avoid surprise changes such as https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FINERACT-763
 dist: bionic
 
+language: generic
+
 services:
   - mysql
   - docker