diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 32cce3b186..bbbfb72a19 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: "Community Rest API Tests"
       stage: Tests
       install:
-        - travis_retry travis_wait 90 bash scripts/startAlfresco.sh apply-rm-community
+        - travis_wait 90 bash scripts/startAlfresco.sh apply-rm-community
       script:
         - echo "Community Rest API Tests"
     - name: "Enterprise Rest API Tests"
diff --git a/rm-automation/pom.xml b/rm-automation/pom.xml
index aa2ed85f92..5508471f2f 100644
--- a/rm-automation/pom.xml
+++ b/rm-automation/pom.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
                                  <name>postgres:9.1</name>
                                  <run>
                                     <ports>
-                                       <port>5431:5432</port>
+                                       <port>5432:5432</port>
                                     </ports>
                                     <env>
                                        <POSTGRES_PASSWORD>alfresco</POSTGRES_PASSWORD>
diff --git a/scripts/startAlfresco.sh b/scripts/startAlfresco.sh
index 2007e86ddb..e7c37847a1 100644
--- a/scripts/startAlfresco.sh
+++ b/scripts/startAlfresco.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# fail script immediately on any errors in external commands and print the lines
+set -ev
 
 export PROFILE=$1