diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ae90c3d68..ef890e248 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ gemfile:
 
 # Set the default scripts that are used for the majority of the tests in the matrix
 before_install:
-  - travis_wait ./ci/travis/setup.sh
+  - ./ci/travis/setup.sh
 before_script:
   - sudo Xvfb :99 -ac -screen 0 1024x768x8 &
   - sleep 3
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ after_failure: ./ci/travis/print_logs.sh
 
 # Services for linux -- all instances
 services:
-  - mongod
+  - mongodb
   - redis-server
   - docker
 
diff --git a/ci/travis/setup.sh b/ci/travis/setup.sh
index 79b2d18e8..eccdf3b91 100755
--- a/ci/travis/setup.sh
+++ b/ci/travis/setup.sh
@@ -14,11 +14,17 @@ if [ "${BUILD_TYPE}" == "docker" ]; then
 else
     if [ "${TRAVIS_OS_NAME}" == "osx" ]; then
         brew update > /Users/travis/build/NREL/OpenStudio-server/spec/files/logs/brew-update.log
-    #    AP: do we need mongo install here ? seems to be handled by service defined in travis yml
-        brew install mongodb@3.4 pv tree
-        ln -s /usr/local/opt/mongodb@3.4/bin/* /usr/local/bin
+        # AP: do we need mongo install here ? seems to be handled by service defined in travis yml.
+        # NL: Services are not handled in osx
+        brew install pv tree
+        # Install mongodb from a download. Brew is hanging and requires building mongo.
+        curl -SLO https://fastdl.mongodb.org/osx/mongodb-osx-ssl-x86_64-3.4.18.tgz
+        tar xvzf mongodb-osx-ssl-x86_64-3.4.18.tgz
+        ln -s ./mongodb-osx-x86_64-3.4.18/bin/* /usr/local/bin
+        /usr/local/bin/mongod &
         curl -SLO --insecure https://s3.amazonaws.com/openstudio-builds/$OPENSTUDIO_VERSION/OpenStudio-$OPENSTUDIO_VERSION.$OPENSTUDIO_VERSION_SHA-Darwin.zip
         unzip OpenStudio-$OPENSTUDIO_VERSION.$OPENSTUDIO_VERSION_SHA-Darwin.zip
+
         # Use the install script that is in this repo now, the one on OpenStudio/develop has changed
         sed -i -e "s|REPLACEME|$HOME/openstudio|" ci/travis/install-mac.qs
         rm -rf $HOME/openstudio