diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 82556c13e..a003b68fc 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -4,12 +4,19 @@ git:
 env:
   global:
     - ATOM_ACCESS_TOKEN=da809a6077bb1b0aa7c5623f7b2d5f1fec2faae4
-    - NODE_VERSION=0.12
 
-  matrix:
+  env:
+    - NODE_VERSION=0.12
     - ATOM_SPECS_TASK=packages
     - ATOM_SPECS_TASK=core
 
+  matrix:
+    exclude:
+      - os: linux
+        env: ATOM_SPECS_TASK=core
+      - os: linux
+        env: ATOM_SPECS_TASK=packages
+
 os:
   - linux
   - osx