diff --git a/scripts/travis.sh b/scripts/travis.sh
index c493da29b5..7292953710 100755
--- a/scripts/travis.sh
+++ b/scripts/travis.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh -e
 
 export VALGRIND_CHECK=1
+export BUSTED_OUTPUT_TYPE="TAP"
 make cmake CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS="-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$PWD/dist"
 make
 make unittest
diff --git a/scripts/unittest.sh b/scripts/unittest.sh
index f792308275..600d6d5b3c 100644
--- a/scripts/unittest.sh
+++ b/scripts/unittest.sh
@@ -3,4 +3,7 @@
 (cd "$pkgroot/build" && make) || exit 1
 eval "$(luarocks path)"
 
-busted --pattern=.moon ./test
+if [ -z "$BUSTED_OUTPUT_TYPE" ]; then
+    export BUSTED_OUTPUT_TYPE="utf_terminal"
+fi
+busted --pattern=.moon -o $BUSTED_OUTPUT_TYPE ./test