diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/travis/runnerLoadTest.sh b/src/tests/frontend/travis/runnerLoadTest.sh
index 6582b4b51..250d01f19 100755
--- a/src/tests/frontend/travis/runnerLoadTest.sh
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/travis/runnerLoadTest.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ s!"points":[^,]*!"points": 1000!
 ' settings.json.template >settings.json
 
 log "Assuming src/bin/installDeps.sh has already been run"
-(cd src && npm run dev &
+(cd src && pnpm run prod &
 ep_pid=$!)
 
 log "Waiting for Etherpad to accept connections (http://localhost:9001)..."