diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_provider_spatialite.py b/tests/src/python/test_provider_spatialite.py
index 410494f5671..35cd35216d6 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_provider_spatialite.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_provider_spatialite.py
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ from qgis.PyQt.QtCore import QVariant
 
 from qgis.utils import spatialite_connect
 
-# Pass no_exit=True: for some reason this crashes on exit on Travis MacOSX
-start_app(sys.platform != 'darwin')
+# Pass no_exit=True: for some reason this crashes sometimes on exit on Travis
+start_app(True)
 TEST_DATA_DIR = unitTestDataPath()