diff --git a/tests/unit/data/travis/cubrid-setup.sh b/tests/unit/data/travis/cubrid-setup.sh
index 8cf5a75214..9c7974c3d0 100755
--- a/tests/unit/data/travis/cubrid-setup.sh
+++ b/tests/unit/data/travis/cubrid-setup.sh
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ export PATH
 
 # start cubrid
 echo "starting cubrid..."
-cubrid service start
+cubrid service start || echo "starting CUBRID services failed"
 # create and start the demo db
-$CUBRID/demo/make_cubrid_demo.sh
-cubrid server start demodb
+$CUBRID/demo/make_cubrid_demo.sh || echo "setting up CUBRID demodb failed"
+cubrid server start demodb || echo "starting CUBRID demodb failed"
 
 echo ""
 echo "Installed CUBRID $CUBRID_VERSION"