diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 31c40c6b0..5c87a03c8 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,11 @@ jobs:
         - sudo docker build --no-cache -t electrum-android-builder-img electrum/gui/kivy/tools
       script:
         - sudo chown -R 1000:1000 .
+        # Output something every minute or Travis kills the job
+        - while sleep 60; do echo "=====[ $SECONDS seconds still running ]====="; done &
         - sudo docker run -it -u 1000:1000 --rm --name electrum-android-builder-cont -v $PWD:/home/user/wspace/electrum --workdir /home/user/wspace/electrum electrum-android-builder-img ./contrib/make_apk
+        # kill background sleep loop
+        - kill %1
         - ls -la bin
         - if [ $(ls bin | grep -c Electrum-*) -eq 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
       after_success: true
diff --git a/electrum/gui/kivy/Readme.md b/electrum/gui/kivy/Readme.md
index f4c89ea1e..b11ee9f02 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/kivy/Readme.md
+++ b/electrum/gui/kivy/Readme.md
@@ -70,3 +70,7 @@ $ sudo docker run -it --rm \
     --workdir /home/user/wspace/electrum \
     electrum-android-builder-img
 ```
+
+
+### How do I get more verbose logs?
+See `log_level` in `buildozer.spec`
diff --git a/electrum/gui/kivy/tools/buildozer.spec b/electrum/gui/kivy/tools/buildozer.spec
index 670d24f45..302fae19e 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/kivy/tools/buildozer.spec
+++ b/electrum/gui/kivy/tools/buildozer.spec
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ p4a.source_dir = /opt/python-for-android
 [buildozer]
 
 # (int) Log level (0 = error only, 1 = info, 2 = debug (with command output))
-log_level = 2
+log_level = 1
 
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------