diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index e11f565005..fe1438a67d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ env:
     - PERCY_PROJECT=skylines/skylines
     - PERCY_TOKEN=81bf0245987c87eb4924eae0b085cb60596f2f0f4d4ffe27e171828535aa6812
 
+    # see https://github.com/tholo/pytest-flake8/issues/19
+    - PYTEST_ADDOPTS="-vv"
+
 jobs:
   fast_finish: true
   allow_failures:
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
 
       script:
         # Run the test suite
-        - pipenv run py.test -vv --color=yes --cov=skylines --cov-report term-missing:skip-covered
+        - pipenv run py.test --color=yes --cov=skylines --cov-report term-missing:skip-covered
 
     - <<: *backend-test
       python: 3.4