diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 383ad0334..55324a9af 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ php:
   - 5.6
   - 7.0
   - hhvm
-  - hhvm-nightly
+  - nightly
 
 matrix:
   fast_finish: true
   allow_failures:
-    - php: hhvm-nightly
+    - php: nightly
 
 before_script:
     - rm -f ~/.phpenv/versions/$(phpenv version-name)/etc/conf.d/xdebug.ini
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ccbfdcd34..41b39ef10 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ Installation / Usage
     ``` sh
     $ curl -sS https://getcomposer.org/installer | php
     ```
+    
+    > **Note:** If the above fails for some reason, you can download the installer
+    > with `php` instead:
+
+    ```sh
+    php -r "readfile('https://getcomposer.org/installer');" | php
+    ```
 
 2. Create a composer.json defining your dependencies. Note that this example is
 a short version for applications that are not meant to be published as packages