diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 85180bca..d0c8ce45 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ install:
   - travis_retry pip install coveralls
   - |
     if [ "$TEST_SERVER_MODE" = "true" ]; then
-      moto_server -p 8086&
+      AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=server_secret AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=server_key moto_server -p 8086&
       export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=foobar_secret
       export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=foobar_key
     fi