diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0736a42e9e3d21a1a3a8b0ad82e3f3a857c71208..8fbd50d72fc95c467522aceed5f4d5adfd15eda0 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ script:
   - cd build
   - cmake $CMAKE_ARGS ..
   - make
-  - ./bin/testrunner --gtest_filter=-MPITest* --gtest_shuffle --gtest_repeat=3
+  - if [[ "$CASE" != "CLI_PETSC" ]]; then ./bin/testrunner --gtest_filter=-MPITest* --gtest_shuffle --gtest_repeat=3; fi
+  # PetSc
   - if [[ "$CASE" == "CLI_PETSC" ]]; then make tests_mpi; fi
 
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