diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 06fe237..11f7e21 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ addons:
   sonarcloud:
     organization: trellis-ldp
 
-services:
-  - cassandra
-
 cache:
   directories:
     - $HOME/.m2/repository
@@ -27,6 +24,14 @@ matrix:
 
   allow_failures:
     - jdk: openjdk11
+    
+before_install:
+  - sudo apt-get install cassandra
+  - sudo service cassandra start 
+
+addons:
+  apt:
+    update: true
 
 install: mvn --quiet -Dcargo.maven.skip -Dcassandra.skip -DskipTests install
 
diff --git a/src/test/resources/load.sh b/src/test/resources/load.sh
index ab9383c..8702dc3 100755
--- a/src/test/resources/load.sh
+++ b/src/test/resources/load.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+sudo apt install -y cassandra-tools
 until nodetool status; do
     sleep 5
     echo "Waiting for Cassandra..."