diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 5042d6264..0e04596ec 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ language: node_js
 node_js:
   - "7.6.0"
 
+env:
+  - NODE_ENV=production
+
 services:
   - mongodb
   - redis-server
@@ -14,7 +17,6 @@ before_script:
   - mkdir ./.config
   - cp ./.ci-files/default.yml ./.config
   - cp ./.ci-files/test.yml ./.config
-  - NODE_ENV=production
   - npm run build
 
 after_success: