diff --git a/travis-ci/managers/debian.sh b/travis-ci/managers/debian.sh
index 587049bfa7c..dbd12c4759b 100755
--- a/travis-ci/managers/debian.sh
+++ b/travis-ci/managers/debian.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ for phase in "${PHASES[@]}"; do
             fi
             docker exec $ENV_VARS -it $CONT_NAME meson --werror -Dtests=unsafe -Dslow-tests=true -Dsplit-usr=true build
             $DOCKER_EXEC ninja -v -C build
-            $DOCKER_EXEC ninja -C build test
+            docker exec -e "TRAVIS=$TRAVIS" -it $CONT_NAME ninja -C build test
             $DOCKER_EXEC tools/check-directives.sh
             ;;
         RUN_ASAN|RUN_CLANG_ASAN)