diff --git a/tests/scripts/travis_setup.sh b/tests/scripts/travis_setup.sh
index c619b2e9..7359fe0d 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/travis_setup.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/travis_setup.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ drush dl --yes drupal
 cd drupal-*
 drush si minimal --db-url=mysql://drupal:drupal@localhost/drupal --yes
 # Needs to make things from Composer be available (PHP CS, primarily)
+sudo chmod a+w sites/default/settings.php
 echo "include_once $HOME/.composer/vendor/autoload.php;" >> sites/default/settings.php
+sudo chmod a-w sites/default/settings.php
 drush runserver --php-cgi=$HOME/.phpenv/shims/php-cgi localhost:8081 &>/dev/null &
 ln -s $ISLANDORA_DIR sites/all/modules/islandora
 mv sites/all/modules/islandora/tests/travis.test_config.ini sites/all/modules/islandora/tests/test_config.ini