diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 60cf761a0..d4d5ac4a7 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ env:
     - PACKAGE_VERSION=$DATE-$TRAVIS_BUILD_NUMBER
     - PACKAGE_NAME=tns-core-modules
     - NODE_VERSION=5.10.1
-    - EMULATOR_API_VER=22
+    - EMULATOR_API_VER=21
     - RUNTIMEVERSION=next
     - AVD_NAME=Arm$EMULATOR_API_VER
 addons:
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ before_script:
   - npm install -g grunt-cli
   - npm install
   - "(cd build/platform-declarations && npm install)"
-  - echo no | android create avd --force -n $AVD_NAME -t android-$EMULATOR_API_VER -b
-    armeabi-v7a -c 12M
+  - echo no | android create avd --force -n $AVD_NAME -t android-$EMULATOR_API_VER --abi default/armeabi-v7a -c 12M
   - emulator -avd $AVD_NAME -skin WXGA720 -no-audio -no-window -memory 2048 &
   - android-wait-for-emulator
 script: