diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 48146e2978f1..233aa0eb044d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -13,18 +13,25 @@ otp_release:
   - "18.3"
 env:
   matrix:
-  - GROUP=1 GROUP=2
+  - GROUP=1
+  - GROUP=2
 
-# The checkout made by Travis is a "detached HEAD". We switch back
-# to a tag or a branch. This pleases our git_rmq fetch method in
-# rabbitmq-components.mk and the proper tag/branch is selected in
-# dependencies too.
+# The checkout made by Travis is a "detached HEAD" and branches
+# information is missing. Our Erlang.mk's git_rmq fetch method relies on
+# it, so we need to restore it.
+#
+# We simply fetch master and, if it exists, stable branches. A branch is
+# created, pointing to the detached HEAD.
 before_script:
-  - ([ "${GROUP}" = "1" ] && ((test "$TRAVIS_TAG" && git checkout "$TRAVIS_TAG") || (test "$TRAVIS_BRANCH" && git checkout "$TRAVIS_BRANCH")) || /bin/true)
+  - |
+    git checkout -B "${TRAVIS_TAG:-${TRAVIS_BRANCH}}"
+    git remote add upstream https://github.com/$TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG.git
+    git fetch upstream stable:stable || :
+    git fetch upstream master:master || :
 
 script:
-  - ([ "${GROUP}" = "1" ] && travis_wait make tests)
-  - ([ "${GROUP}" = "2" ] && sh ./scripts/travis_test_ocf_ra.sh)
+  - if test "${GROUP}" = '1'; then make tests CT_OPTS+='-verbosity 50'; fi
+  - if test "${GROUP}" = '2'; then sh ./scripts/travis_test_ocf_ra.sh; fi
 
 cache:
   apt: true
diff --git a/packaging/debs/Debian/debian/control b/packaging/debs/Debian/debian/control
index 29ea81049c49..050051ba3f79 100644
--- a/packaging/debs/Debian/debian/control
+++ b/packaging/debs/Debian/debian/control
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@ Source: rabbitmq-server
 Section: net
 Priority: extra
 Maintainer: RabbitMQ Team <info@rabbitmq.com>
-Uploaders: Alvaro Videla <alvaro@rabbitmq.com>,
- Michael Klishin <michael@rabbitmq.com>,
- Jean-Sébastien Pédron <jean-sebastien@rabbitmq.com>,
- Giuseppe Privitera <giuseppe@rabbitmq.com>
+Uploaders: Michael Klishin <michael@rabbitmq.com>,
+ Karl Nilsson <knilsson@rabbitmq.com>,
+ Jean-Sébastien Pédron <jean-sebastien@rabbitmq.com>
 Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9),
  dh-systemd (>= 1.5),
  erlang-dev,
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ Standards-Version: 3.9.4
 
 Package: rabbitmq-server
 Architecture: all
-Depends: erlang-nox (>= 1:16.b.3) | esl-erlang, adduser, logrotate, socat, ${misc:Depends}
+Depends: erlang-nox (>= 1:16.b.3) | esl-erlang, adduser, logrotate, socat, init-system-helpers (>= 1.13~)
 Description: Multi-protocol messaging broker
  RabbitMQ is an open source multi-protocol messaging broker.
 Homepage: http://www.rabbitmq.com/