diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8c1bb1a9a..f8bc34c9b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ script:
   - "python setup.py test"
 
 notifications:
+  email: false
   irc:
     channels:
       - chat.freenode.net#m-labs