diff --git a/.ci/install.sh b/.ci/install.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..37d21fb9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/install.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# The script is intended for use on Travis with Trusty distribution
+
+set -x
+
+DIR=$(dirname $0)
+
+# Enable xdebug for code coverage
+if [ "$CODE_COVERAGE" != 1 ]; then phpenv config-rm xdebug.ini || true; fi
+
+cd $DIR/..
+
+cp composer.json-dist composer.json
+
+# Add laravel/dusk for Browser tests
+if [ "$BROWSER_TESTS" = 1 ]; then composer require "laravel/dusk:~5.7.0" --no-update; fi
+
+# Remove qr-code as it requires php-gd which is not always available on Travis
+# and we don't really need it for tests
+composer remove endroid/qr-code --no-update
+
+# Install PHP dependencies
+composer install --prefer-dist
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 34e8fa542..9aceae007 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -24,11 +24,7 @@ cache:
     - $HOME/.composer
 
 install:
-  - if [ "$CODE_COVERAGE" != 1 ]; then phpenv config-rm xdebug.ini || true; fi
-  - cp composer.json-dist composer.json
-  - if [ "$BROWSER_TESTS" = 1 ]; then composer require "laravel/dusk:~5.7.0" --no-update; fi
-  - composer remove endroid/qr-code --no-update
-  - composer install --prefer-dist
+  - .ci/install.sh
 
 script:
   - if [ "$CODE_COVERAGE" = 1 ]; then CODE_COVERAGE_ARGS="--coverage-text"; fi; vendor/bin/phpunit -c tests/phpunit.xml $CODE_COVERAGE_ARGS
diff --git a/tests/Browser/README.md b/tests/Browser/README.md
index 56f5d10ca..3c7b2c5ef 100644
--- a/tests/Browser/README.md
+++ b/tests/Browser/README.md
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ Please, keep the file as simple as possible, i.e. containing only database
 and imap/smtp settings needed for the test user authentication. We would
 want to test default configuration. Especially only Elastic skin is supported.
 
+NOTE: See `.ci` directory for sample config and scripts we use for in-browser
+tests on Travis.
+
 
 EXECUTING THE TESTS
 -------------------