diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 60cf761a0..49312cf3e 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:
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ 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
-  - emulator -avd $AVD_NAME -skin WXGA720 -no-audio -no-window -memory 2048 &
+  - echo no | android create avd --force -n $AVD_NAME -t android-$EMULATOR_API_VER --abi default/armeabi-v7a -c 12M
+  - emulator -avd $AVD_NAME -no-audio -no-window &
   - android-wait-for-emulator
+  - adb shell input keyevent 82 &
 script:
   - jdk_switcher use oraclejdk8
   - grunt default &&
diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.android.ts
index 58cc98df1..826621601 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/animation/animation.android.ts
@@ -376,18 +376,20 @@ export class Animation extends common.Animation implements definition.Animation
     private _enableHardwareAcceleration() {
         for (let i = 0, length = this._propertyAnimations.length; i < length; i++) {
             let cache = <CacheLayerType>this._propertyAnimations[i].target._nativeView;
-            let layerType = cache.getLayerType();
-            if (layerType !== android.view.View.LAYER_TYPE_HARDWARE) {
-                cache.layerType = layerType;
-                cache.setLayerType(android.view.View.LAYER_TYPE_HARDWARE, null);
-            } 
+            if (cache){
+                let layerType = cache.getLayerType();
+                if (layerType !== android.view.View.LAYER_TYPE_HARDWARE) {
+                    cache.layerType = layerType;
+                    cache.setLayerType(android.view.View.LAYER_TYPE_HARDWARE, null);
+                } 
+            }
         }
     }
 
     private _disableHardwareAcceleration() {
         for (let i = 0, length = this._propertyAnimations.length; i < length; i++) {
             let cache = <CacheLayerType>this._propertyAnimations[i].target._nativeView;
-            if (cache.layerType !== undefined) {
+            if (cache && cache.layerType !== undefined) {
                 cache.setLayerType(cache.layerType, null);
                 cache.layerType = undefined;
             }