diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index bb544ad1b..f7dfb6833 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ jobs:
     os: linux
     script: npm run build --bailOnLintError true --typeCheckOnLint true
   - stage: mirror
-    if: branch IN (master, integration, desktop) AND repo = moodlehq/moodleapp
+    if: branch IN (master, integration, desktop) AND repo = moodlehq/moodleapp AND type != cron
     os: linux
     script: scripts/mirror.sh
   - stage: prepare
-    if: branch =~ /(master|^integration)$/ AND env(PREPARE) IS NOT blank AND env(PREPARE) = 1
+    if: branch =~ /(master|^integration)$/ AND env(PREPARE) IS NOT blank AND env(PREPARE) = 1 AND type != cron
     os: linux
     script: scripts/aot.sh
   - stage: build
@@ -109,17 +109,17 @@ jobs:
     name: "End to end tests (mod_forum, mod_messages and mod_comments)"
     services:
     - docker
-    if: env(TRAVIS_EVENT_TYPE) = cron
+    if: type = cron
     script: scripts/test_e2e.sh "@app&&@mod_forum" "@app&&@mod_messages" "@app&&@mod_comments"
   - stage: test
     name: "End to end tests (mod_data, mod_survey, mod_course, core_course and mod_courses)"
     services:
     - docker
-    if: env(TRAVIS_EVENT_TYPE) = cron
+    if: type = cron
     script: scripts/test_e2e.sh "@app&&@mod_data" "@app&&@mod_survey" "@app&&@mod_course" "@app&&@core_course" "@app&&@mod_courses"
   - stage: test
     name: "End to end tests (others)"
     services:
     - docker
-    if: env(TRAVIS_EVENT_TYPE) = cron
+    if: type = cron
     script: scripts/test_e2e.sh "@app&&~@mod_forum&&~@mod_messages&&~@mod_comments&&~@mod_data&&~@mod_survey&&~@mod_course&&~@core_course&&~@mod_courses"
diff --git a/scripts/test_e2e.sh b/scripts/test_e2e.sh
index cab0b094e..fc1c36291 100755
--- a/scripts/test_e2e.sh
+++ b/scripts/test_e2e.sh
@@ -41,14 +41,16 @@ $dockercompose pull
 $dockercompose up -d
 $dockerscripts/moodle-docker-wait-for-db
 $dockerscripts/moodle-docker-wait-for-app
-$dockercompose exec -T webserver php admin/tool/behat/cli/init.php
+
+$dockercompose exec -T webserver sh -c "php admin/tool/behat/cli/init.php"
+notify_on_error_exit "e2e failed initializing behat"
 
 # Run tests
 for tags in "$@"
 do
     print_title "Running e2e tests ($tags)"
 
-    $dockercompose exec -T webserver php admin/tool/behat/cli/run.php --tags="$tags"
+    $dockercompose exec -T webserver sh -c "php admin/tool/behat/cli/run.php --tags=\"$tags\""
     notify_on_error_exit "e2e failed on $tags"
 done