diff --git a/aio/tools/examples/shared/boilerplate/cli/protractor.conf.js b/aio/tools/examples/shared/boilerplate/cli/protractor.conf.js
index 7ee3b5ee86..3f413bd30f 100644
--- a/aio/tools/examples/shared/boilerplate/cli/protractor.conf.js
+++ b/aio/tools/examples/shared/boilerplate/cli/protractor.conf.js
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ exports.config = {
     './e2e/**/*.e2e-spec.ts'
   ],
   capabilities: {
-    'browserName': 'chrome'
+    'browserName': 'chrome',
+    // For Travis CI only
+    chromeOptions: {
+      binary: process.env.CHROME_BIN
+    }
   },
   directConnect: true,
   baseUrl: 'http://localhost:4200/',