diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 15fe1467b4..64e663603b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -22,31 +22,5 @@ install:
   - sudo apt-get install -qq libboost-all-dev libgtk-3-dev libwebkit2gtk-3.0-dev
   - sudo apt-get --reinstall install -qq language-pack-en language-pack-fr
   - git clone https://github.com/google/googletest -b release-1.8.0 ~/gtest
-script: |
-  # The -e here says that if any line below fails, the whole script fails
-  set -ev
-
-  # First, do the cmake build using the default Makefile generator
-  if [[ "$BUILDTYPE" == "cmake-make" ]]; then
-    mkdir /tmp/gnucash-build-cmake-make
-    cd /tmp/gnucash-build-cmake-make
-    GTEST_ROOT=~/gtest/googletest GMOCK_ROOT=~/gtest/googlemock cmake $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR
-    make -j 4
-    TZ="America/Los_Angeles" make check
-
-  # Next, do cmake again, using the Ninja generator this time
-  elif [[ "$BUILDTYPE" == "cmake-ninja" ]]; then
-    mkdir /tmp/gnucash-build-cmake-ninja
-    cd /tmp/gnucash-build-cmake-ninja
-    GTEST_ROOT=~/gtest/googletest GMOCK_ROOT=~/gtest/googlemock cmake -G Ninja $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR
-    ninja
-    TZ="America/Los_Angeles" ninja check
-
-  # Finally, do the autotools build
-  elif [[ "$BUILDTYPE" == "autotools" ]]; then
-    cd $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR
-    ./autogen.sh
-    ./configure --enable-python GTEST_ROOT=~/gtest/googletest GMOCK_ROOT=~/gtest/googlemock
-    make
-    TZ="America/Los_Angeles" make check
-  fi
+script: ./util/travis-script.sh
+after_failure:  ./util/travis-after-failure.sh
diff --git a/util/travis-after-failure.sh b/util/travis-after-failure.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..64957def4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/travis-after-failure.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#! /bin/bash
+
+# Build logs are located in different places depending on the build environment used
+if [[ "$BUILDTYPE" == "cmake-make" ]] || [[ "$BUILDTYPE" == "cmake-ninja" ]]; then
+  echo "##### LastTest.log #####"
+  echo "#########################"
+  cat /tmp/gnucash-build-${BUILDTYPE}/Testing/Temporary/LastTest.log
+elif [[ "$BUILDTYPE" == "autotools" ]]; then
+  for logfile in $( find . -name 'test*.log' ); do
+    SIZE=$((${#logfile} + 12))
+    HRULE=$(head -c $SIZE < /dev/zero | tr '\0' '#')
+    echo $HRULE
+    echo "##### ${logfile} #####"
+    echo $HRULE
+    cat -- "$logfile"
+    echo -e "\n\n"
+  done
+fi
+
diff --git a/util/travis-script.sh b/util/travis-script.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..8e14edd608
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/travis-script.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#! /bin/bash -ev
+# The -e above says that if any line below fails, the whole script fails
+
+# Run tests in different build configurations depending on the
+# value of the BUILDTYPE environment variable
+# 1. cmake build using the default Makefile generator
+if [[ "$BUILDTYPE" == "cmake-make" ]]; then
+  mkdir /tmp/gnucash-build-cmake-make
+  cd /tmp/gnucash-build-cmake-make
+  GTEST_ROOT=~/gtest/googletest GMOCK_ROOT=~/gtest/googlemock cmake $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR
+  make -j 4
+  TZ="America/Los_Angeles" make check
+
+# 2. cmake build using the Ninja generator
+elif [[ "$BUILDTYPE" == "cmake-ninja" ]]; then
+  mkdir /tmp/gnucash-build-cmake-ninja
+  cd /tmp/gnucash-build-cmake-ninja
+  GTEST_ROOT=~/gtest/googletest GMOCK_ROOT=~/gtest/googlemock cmake -G Ninja $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR
+  ninja
+  TZ="America/Los_Angeles" ninja check
+
+# 3. autotools build
+elif [[ "$BUILDTYPE" == "autotools" ]]; then
+  cd $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR
+  ./autogen.sh
+  ./configure --enable-python GTEST_ROOT=~/gtest/googletest GMOCK_ROOT=~/gtest/googlemock
+  make
+  TZ="America/Los_Angeles" make check
+fi
+