diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5ca35a1..3ee156b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ before_install:
   - pip install --user cpp-coveralls
 
   # Get test wavefields (2GB, takes some time)
-  - ./TRAVIS/get_wavefields.sh
+  - travis_wait 30 ./TRAVIS/get_wavefields.sh
   #   cd tests/reference_solutions 
   #   tar -xvf test_nonmerged.tar
   #   tar -xvf test_merged.tar
diff --git a/TRAVIS/get_wavefields.sh b/TRAVIS/get_wavefields.sh
index 6e9dff1..236f08a 100755
--- a/TRAVIS/get_wavefields.sh
+++ b/TRAVIS/get_wavefields.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ else
   # Download from gdrive is much faster (50-100MB/s) than from LMU (<10 MB/s),
   # but pull requests from other github accounts than seismology will not have
   # access to it. 
-  wget https://polybox.ethz.ch/index.php/s/35W6wls9ARpUHiD/download
+  wget -q https://polybox.ethz.ch/index.php/s/35W6wls9ARpUHiD/download -O kerner_wavefields.tar.bz2
   tar -xvf kerner_wavefields.tar.bz2
 
   # if [ $encrypted_50ebf69bd92e_key == "" ]; then