diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9a68bc3d6..674c36ebf 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ deploy:
 
   - provider: script
     edge: true # This supposedly opts in to deploy v2.
-    script: bash $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/ci/travis/build-autoscaler-images.sh || true
+    script: ./ci/keep_alive bash $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/ci/travis/build-autoscaler-images.sh || true
     skip_cleanup: true
     on:
       repo: ray-project/ray