diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 544b65db85be2c23cebb8a4db9f0441b58696a6e..b99bf4c910c9dd5dde45b381b646762bddd2ecb3 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ before_install:
 
 script:
   - "pwd & mkdir build && cd build && cmake $CMAKE_ARGS .. && cmake .. && make"
-  - ./bin/testrunner --gtest_shuffle --gtest_repeat=3
+  - ./bin/testrunner --gtest_filter=-MPITest* --gtest_shuffle --gtest_repeat=3
   # PetSc
   - if [[ "$CASE" == "CLI_PETSC" ]]; then make tests_mpi; fi