diff --git a/test/test_AudioIO.jl b/test/test_AudioIO.jl
index 1373c49..ce36f02 100644
--- a/test/test_AudioIO.jl
+++ b/test/test_AudioIO.jl
@@ -92,5 +92,5 @@ af_open(fname) do f
 end
 
 info("Testing Audio Device Listing...")
-d_list = get_audio_devices()
-@test length(d_list) > 0
+# there aren't any devices on the Travis machine so just test that this doesn't crash
+get_audio_devices()