diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0b7ce2cd..13e6b6fc 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,14 @@ php:
   - 5.6
   - 7.0
   - 7.1
-  - hhvm
+
+# also test against HHVM, but require "trusty" and ignore errors
+matrix:
+  include:
+    - php: hhvm
+      dist: trusty
+  allow_failures:
+    - php: hhvm
 
 sudo: false