diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index bbcb014d..6290a9af 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,12 +14,14 @@ addons:
       # Required by Electron
       # https://github.com/juliangruber/electron-stream#travis
       - xvfb
+      # Required by Chrome >42
+      # https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/1518#issuecomment-97708181
+      - libgconf-2-4
 install:
   # Required by Electron
   - export DISPLAY=':99.0'
   - Xvfb :99 -screen 0 1024x768x24 > /dev/null 2>&1 &
   - npm i
-  - npx electron
 before_script:
   - npm run build
 script: