diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 955f1bee..d50c3a28 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 language: node_js
 
-sudo: false
+dist: xenial
 
+services:
+  - xvfb
 
 ##### WARNING
 # node-pre-gyp tests are not concurrency safe
diff --git a/scripts/test-node-webkit.sh b/scripts/test-node-webkit.sh
index 02c84be6..48afec95 100755
--- a/scripts/test-node-webkit.sh
+++ b/scripts/test-node-webkit.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ else
     # assume 64 bit linux
     wget https://s3.amazonaws.com/node-webkit/v${NODE_WEBKIT_VERSION}/node-webkit-v${NODE_WEBKIT_VERSION}-linux-x64.tar.gz
     tar xf node-webkit-v${NODE_WEBKIT_VERSION}-linux-x64.tar.gz
-    export DISPLAY=:99.0; sh -e /etc/init.d/xvfb start;
     export PATH=${BASE}/node-webkit-v0.8.5-linux-x64:${PATH}
 fi