diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 853d41f..b9b3e2f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ before_script:
 - if [ -n "$DOCKER_USERNAME" ]; then mkdir /opt/oracle; npm i oracledb --no-save; docker cp typeorm-mg-oracle-client:/usr/lib/oracle/12.2/client64/lib /opt/oracle/instantclient_12_2; fi
 - export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/oracle/instantclient_12_2:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 script:
-- travis_retry "sleep 60 && npm t"
+- travis_retry sh -c 'sleep 60 && npm t'
 after_success:
 - codecov
 dd: