diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/travis/adminrunner.sh b/src/tests/frontend/travis/adminrunner.sh
index 070a4bca9..39bcede98 100755
--- a/src/tests/frontend/travis/adminrunner.sh
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/travis/adminrunner.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ MY_DIR=$(try cd "${0%/*}" && try pwd -P) || exit 1
 try cd "${MY_DIR}/../../../.."
 
 log "Assuming src/bin/installDeps.sh has already been run"
-npx ts-node src/node/server.ts --experimental-worker "${@}" &
+npm run dev --experimental-worker "${@}" &
 ep_pid=$!
 
 log "Waiting for Etherpad to accept connections (http://localhost:9001)..."
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/travis/runner.sh b/src/tests/frontend/travis/runner.sh
index e723762a2..7d9dbb086 100755
--- a/src/tests/frontend/travis/runner.sh
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/travis/runner.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ MY_DIR=$(try cd "${0%/*}" && try pwd -P) || exit 1
 try cd "${MY_DIR}/../../../.."
 
 log "Assuming src/bin/installDeps.sh has already been run"
-npx ts-node src/node/server.ts --experimental-worker "${@}" &
+npm run dev --experimental-worker "${@}" &
 ep_pid=$!
 
 log "Waiting for Etherpad to accept connections (http://localhost:9001)..."
diff --git a/src/tests/frontend/travis/runnerBackend.sh b/src/tests/frontend/travis/runnerBackend.sh
index 00e8c37bd..d20cc7469 100755
--- a/src/tests/frontend/travis/runnerBackend.sh
+++ b/src/tests/frontend/travis/runnerBackend.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ s!"points":[^,]*!"points": 1000!
 
 log "Deprecation notice: runnerBackend.sh - Please use: cd src && npm test"
 log "Assuming src/bin/installDeps.sh has already been run"
-npx ts-node src/node/server.ts "${@}" &
+npm run dev "${@}" &
 ep_pid=$!
 
 log "Waiting for Etherpad to accept connections (http://localhost:9001)..."